Article by Darshana Jamindar Last nights heavy down pour of rains in Mumbai have lashed Mumbaites. Western part of the city was worst affected. Scenes of waterlogging in low lying areas like Kurla, Chunabhatti, Bhandup, Dockyard and Sion, with trains on the Central and Harbour lines were running late by about 25-30 minutes Heavy monsoon showers since yesterday night hit normal life in the western metropolis of Mumbai on Friday. Local train services across the city and its suburbs were hit. The Harbour line was the hardest hit with trains running around 25-30 minutes late. Central line fared no better with an average delay of over 25 minutes; the situation on the Western line was marginally better. Many arterial roads witnessed water logging with commuters facing a tough time in areas like King Circle, Hindmata, Colaba and Kurla. Colaba had 101 mm rains while Santacruz had 47.8 mm of rains. “There is water logging in low lying areas like Dadar, Parel, Sion, Kurla, Ghatkopar and the Western Express Highway which had heavy vehicular traffic along the stretches. Authorites are on the job to pump out water from these areas so that the situation can be normalised,” as per Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) official.
