MUMBAI: It was a moist Sunday as practically 152mm of rainfall coupled with a excessive tide of 4.4m at midday brought about waterlogging in lots of areas and disrupted street and air visitors in Mumbai.
Mumbai airport’s runway needed to be shut twice – from 12.12pm to 12.20pm and from 1pm to 1.15pm – and flight operations have been delayed by an hour attributable to poor visibility, mentioned an airport supply, including that 15 arrival flights have been diverted.Companies reported 36 flights have been cancelled.
IMD‘s Santacruz and Colaba observatories recorded 151.6mm and 42mm rainfall within the 12-hour interval ending Sunday 8pm. Different elements of Mumbai Metropolitan Area too witnessed downpour – Thane recorded 96mm rain, Palghar 88mm, and Panvel 85mm.
A number of areas in Mumbai noticed practically 200mm rainfall throughout this 12-hour interval, together with Trombay 196mm, Ghatkopar 191mm, Chembur 186mm, Mankhurd 178mm, Wadala 174mm, Dadar 163mm, and Sion and Sewri 160mm, as per BMC’s computerized climate stations which file localised knowledge.
A day after issuing a ‘yellow’ alert indicating the probability of heavy rainfall at remoted locations, IMD on Sunday afternoon upgraded the warning to ‘orange’ – heavy to very heavy rains very doubtless. The rain exercise is predicted to proceed on Monday, however with decreased depth, mentioned IMD.
A visitors police officer mentioned although there have been no main snarls, a number of areas skilled delays attributable to waterlogging and automobile breakdowns.
(With inputs from V Narayan, Manju V, Somit Sen, Umesh Okay Parida)
