On July 19, no fresh death was reported, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said
A day after heavy showers battered Mumbai, the rain intensity reduced briefly on July 19 morning and picked up momentum again, leading to water-logging at some places and disrupting local train services, officials said.
On July 18, 30 people were killed in the metropolis in rain-related incidents, including 19 in Mahul area of Chembur where a retaining wall collapsed on some houses after a landslide.
On July 19, no fresh death was reported, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
However, after a brief spell of reduced intensity, the rains picked up pace again, causing inundation in some areas.
Local train services of the Central Railway were affected due to water-logging on tracks between Vikhroli and Bhandup following heavy showers in parts of the suburbs, CRтАЩs chief spokesperson Shivaji Sutar said.
The suburban train services were suspended in that section of the main line from 10.35 am to 10.50 am as a precautionary measure, he said.
тАЬTrains are being run at a cautious speed between Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli stations due to heavy rain,тАЭ Mr. Sutar said.
The station yard in neighbouring Thane was also water-logged and as a result, trains were running slow, railway sources said.
In the Kasara Ghat section, located about 130 km from Mumbai, a mudslide occurred on one of the three rail lines early Monday morning, Sutar said.
Traffic was affected only on the down line due to the mudslide, but trains were running on the middle and up lines, according to the Central Railway.
The eastern suburbs of Mumbai recorded the highest 90.65 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Monday, as compared to 48.88 mm rainfall in the island city and 51.89 mm rainfall in western suburbs, a BMC official said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier issued an тАЬorange alertтАЭ for Mumbai on Monday, predicting тАЬheavy to very heavy rain at few placesтАЭ.
According to BMC officials, there is a forecast of moderate to heavy rain/thundershowers in the city and suburbs with the possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places.
Alerts by the IMD are colour-coded from green to red. A тАШgreenтАЩ alert stands for тАШno warningтАЩ: no action needs to be taken by the authorities, and the forecast is of light to moderate rain. A тАШredтАЩ alert stands for тАЬwarningтАЭ, and asks authorities to тАЬtake actionтАЭ. An тАШorangeтАЩ alert indicates that the authorities are expected to тАЬbe preparedтАЭ.
According to civic officials, bus services of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) were running normal.
On July 18 evening, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took stock of the preparedness by various government agencies to tackle any emergency.
Mr. Thackeray had directed the agencies to remain more alert and asked authorities to keep a watch on landslide-prone areas and dilapidated buildings.
