Reportedly heavy rains pounded mumbai and other
parts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, causing flooding in low-lying areas and
cancellation of several local trains, delayed flights and slow road traffic
movement. Meanwhile the india Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted intense
showers in mumbai and its neighboring areas over the next 24 hours and issued a
'red alert', asking the authorities to be prepared to handle any situation.
Furthermore the state government has asked the concerned officials to monitor the inflow of water in dams in western Maharashtra, where some districts were ravaged by floods last month. Reportedly the mumbai civic body on Wednesday asked all schools to remain shut and to ensure that the students were sent back home safely. So the state government has declared a holiday on Thursday in all schools and junior colleges in mumbai, Thane and the Konkan region as a precautionary measure.
Moreover the Western Railway said trains on its slow lines were suspended between Churchgate and Vasai Road due to water-logging (about 180 mm above tracks) at Matunga Road. However, the services were running on its fast lines between Churchgate and Vasai Road.
