Mumbai: The torrential Tuesday rain saw many areas in the city’s suburbs receive over 100mm rainfall in less than 10 hours. Bandra recorded 139mm, Marol 136mm, Chembur 145mm, Vikrohli 164mm and Ghatkopar 138mm between 8am-5pm on Tuesday.
Coming on the back of similar heavy showers on Monday, it led to severe waterlogging in low-lying areas, disrupting traffic and normal life. Matunga, Hindmata, King’s Circle and Gandhi Market got flooded, but traffic at Gandhi Market did not stop, unlike earlier, after the BMC constructed underground water tanks in the area. Sion resident R Sridhar said Gandhi Market roads did get waterlogged, but “the water drained off very quickly and traffic along the road, although restricted to a few lanes, kept moving throughout”.
Mumbai police deployed additional personnel to guide harassed motorists and kept tweeting updates about diversions and flooded areas. Andheri and Khar subways, key east-west arteries, were closed for several hours. In Andheri, the road went under 3.5ft water and traffic was diverted to S V Road via Gokhale Bridge junction.
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