New Delhi: Heavy rain in Mumbai on Monday affected local train services and flight operations, prompting Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to review the situation while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Assam. , affected by floods, and was seeking the Centre's help for the state.
The chaos of the rains led to flooding of several low-lying areas of Mumbai, affecting vehicle movement, while all schools in the city and Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts remained closed.
Both Houses of the Maharashtra legislature were adjourned as many members and officials could not reach the Vidhan Bhavan due to downpour.Maharashtra Relief, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Anil Patil and NCP MLC Amol Mitkari alighted of the Howrah-Mumbai train and walked on the tracks for some distance, the video of which went viral.
Chief Minister Shinde took stock of the heavy rain situation by chairing a meeting at Mantralaya and visiting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) control room.
Train services on the fast line of the Central Railway (CR) main corridor between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai and neighboring Thane were suspended for a few hours due to waterlogging at several places and later resumed, officials said.CR officials asked people to avoid traveling unless it is unavoidable.
Heavy rain and poor visibility led to the suspension of operations on the runway at Mumbai airport from 2:22 to 3:40 on Monday and the cancellation of 50 flights, according to sources.
A spokesperson for the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) said in the morning that at least 40 bus routes in the city and suburbs were diverted or restricted due to waterlogging. In neighboring Thane district, there was a landslide on a hillock, forcing evacuation of residents of four houses, while 54 people were rescued after their houses were flooded, civic officials said.
At least 275 houses in different areas were damaged and around 20 vehicles swept away, the Thane district administration said in a statement.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed in Kurla and Ghatkopar areas of Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra. Incessant rains also lashed Goa for the third consecutive day, flooding several low-lying areas of the coastal state.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visited Assam, which is grappling with floods, and said that he stands with the people of the state and is their "soldier in Parliament".
He urged the Center to provide all possible help and support to the state immediately. "I stand with the people of Assam, I am their soldier in Parliament and I urge the central government to extend all possible help and support to the state expeditiously," he posted Gandhi in 'X', after visiting a flood relief camp in Fulertal. in the Cachar district of Assam.
Gandhi said that Assam Congress leaders briefed him about the situation on the ground, where more than 24 lakh people have been affected, 53,000 or more people have been displaced and more than 60 people have lost their lives.
Meanwhile, at least 131 wild animals have died so far in Kaziranga National Park and another 96 have been rescued, an official said. The park is experiencing the worst deluge in the history of recent years; The previous large-scale devastation occurred in 2017, when more than 350 wild animals died in floods and vehicle strikes while migrating through animal corridors toward the highlands.
In neighboring Arunachal Pradesh, surface communications with several districts were disrupted by landslides triggered by rains, officials said.
In Uttarakhand, incessant rains caused rivers to flood in the Kumaon region, blocked hundreds of motorable rural roads and left several villages in Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar districts severely flooded. However, the Char Dham Yatra resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for a day due to the Meteorological Office's prediction of heavy rain following improved weather in the Garhwal region.
The Kali, Gori and Saryu rivers in Pithoragarh, which received 125.50 mm of rain, were flowing near the danger mark, while more than 200 motorable rural roads across the state were blocked by landslide debris, the State Emergency Operations Center in Dehradun.
Heavy waterlogging in Purnagiri division of Champawat district besides Khatima and Sitarganj in Udham Singh Nagar district prompted police, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel. Release of water from dams in Uttarakhand and widespread rains in river basins led to severe flooding in several districts of Terai region and plains of Uttar Pradesh.
Many villages in Pilibhit, Lakhimpur, Kushinagar, Balrampur, Shravasti and Gond districts have been affected by floods due to widespread rainfall in the river basins and release of water from dams.
A team of the National Disaster Response Force is working with the help of 32 boats to bring the affected people to safety, he said. Rains in some parts of Himachal Pradesh triggered landslides, prompting authorities to close more than 70 roads, including a national highway.
Heavy rain lashed several parts of Rajasthan with Bandikui in Dausa district recording the maximum rainfall in the last 24 hours, officials said.
The chaos of the rains led to flooding of several low-lying areas of Mumbai, affecting vehicle movement, while all schools in the city and Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts remained closed.
Both Houses of the Maharashtra legislature were adjourned as many members and officials could not reach the Vidhan Bhavan due to downpour.Maharashtra Relief, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Anil Patil and NCP MLC Amol Mitkari alighted of the Howrah-Mumbai train and walked on the tracks for some distance, the video of which went viral.
Chief Minister Shinde took stock of the heavy rain situation by chairing a meeting at Mantralaya and visiting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) control room.
Train services on the fast line of the Central Railway (CR) main corridor between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai and neighboring Thane were suspended for a few hours due to waterlogging at several places and later resumed, officials said.CR officials asked people to avoid traveling unless it is unavoidable.
Heavy rain and poor visibility led to the suspension of operations on the runway at Mumbai airport from 2:22 to 3:40 on Monday and the cancellation of 50 flights, according to sources.
A spokesperson for the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) said in the morning that at least 40 bus routes in the city and suburbs were diverted or restricted due to waterlogging. In neighboring Thane district, there was a landslide on a hillock, forcing evacuation of residents of four houses, while 54 people were rescued after their houses were flooded, civic officials said.
At least 275 houses in different areas were damaged and around 20 vehicles swept away, the Thane district administration said in a statement.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed in Kurla and Ghatkopar areas of Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra. Incessant rains also lashed Goa for the third consecutive day, flooding several low-lying areas of the coastal state.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visited Assam, which is grappling with floods, and said that he stands with the people of the state and is their "soldier in Parliament".
He urged the Center to provide all possible help and support to the state immediately. "I stand with the people of Assam, I am their soldier in Parliament and I urge the central government to extend all possible help and support to the state expeditiously," he posted Gandhi in 'X', after visiting a flood relief camp in Fulertal. in the Cachar district of Assam.
Gandhi said that Assam Congress leaders briefed him about the situation on the ground, where more than 24 lakh people have been affected, 53,000 or more people have been displaced and more than 60 people have lost their lives.
Meanwhile, at least 131 wild animals have died so far in Kaziranga National Park and another 96 have been rescued, an official said. The park is experiencing the worst deluge in the history of recent years; The previous large-scale devastation occurred in 2017, when more than 350 wild animals died in floods and vehicle strikes while migrating through animal corridors toward the highlands.
In neighboring Arunachal Pradesh, surface communications with several districts were disrupted by landslides triggered by rains, officials said.
In Uttarakhand, incessant rains caused rivers to flood in the Kumaon region, blocked hundreds of motorable rural roads and left several villages in Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar districts severely flooded. However, the Char Dham Yatra resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for a day due to the Meteorological Office's prediction of heavy rain following improved weather in the Garhwal region.
The Kali, Gori and Saryu rivers in Pithoragarh, which received 125.50 mm of rain, were flowing near the danger mark, while more than 200 motorable rural roads across the state were blocked by landslide debris, the State Emergency Operations Center in Dehradun.
Heavy waterlogging in Purnagiri division of Champawat district besides Khatima and Sitarganj in Udham Singh Nagar district prompted police, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel. Release of water from dams in Uttarakhand and widespread rains in river basins led to severe flooding in several districts of Terai region and plains of Uttar Pradesh.
Many villages in Pilibhit, Lakhimpur, Kushinagar, Balrampur, Shravasti and Gond districts have been affected by floods due to widespread rainfall in the river basins and release of water from dams.
A team of the National Disaster Response Force is working with the help of 32 boats to bring the affected people to safety, he said. Rains in some parts of Himachal Pradesh triggered landslides, prompting authorities to close more than 70 roads, including a national highway.
Heavy rain lashed several parts of Rajasthan with Bandikui in Dausa district recording the maximum rainfall in the last 24 hours, officials said.
