Mumbai witnessed intense monsoon showers, leading to widespread waterlogging and traffic disruptions across several parts of the city. While the rainfall intensity eased slightly on Wednesday morning, many low-lying areas remained inundated, affecting daily commuters and residents.
According to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) automatic weather stations, Parel recorded one of the highest rainfall totals in the city, receiving around 328 mm of rain within a 23-hour period between 8 a.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday. Other areas also reported exceptionally heavy rainfall, including Malvani Fire Station (334 mm), Powai (296 mm), Malad Depot (289 mm), Charkop (281 mm), and Kandivali (265 mm).
The heavy downpour, which intensified overnight, caused waterlogging in several parts of both the eastern and western suburbs. Areas such as Andheri Subway, Sion, Vikhroli Metro Station, King Circle, Dadar, Wadala, and Kurla witnessed flooding, disrupting traffic movement and causing inconvenience to commuters.
School students and office-goers were seen navigating through waterlogged streets on Wednesday morning as drainage systems struggled to clear the accumulated rainwater. Municipal workers were deployed across affected areas to speed up water drainage and restore normalcy.
The Dindoshi-Malad subway was temporarily closed due to severe waterlogging. However, authorities later reopened the route after water levels receded and rainfall intensity reduced.
Meanwhile, questions have been raised over the effectiveness of pre-monsoon drain-cleaning operations. Although the BMC had claimed that more than 100 percent of the desilting work had been completed, widespread flooding during the season's first major spell of rain has drawn criticism from citizens and opposition leaders.
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