Mumbai Rains: Heavy rainfall lashed Mumbai on Monday, Could 26, as monsoon arrived within the metropolis, inflicting extreme waterlogging and flooding at underground metro stations.
Visuals on the web confirmed rainwater flooding the underground metro stations in Mumbai as passengers waded by the water as they climbed up stairs and navigated by the stations.
The movies confirmed waterlogging points contained in the station premises, together with platforms, ticketing bay and surrounding areas.
Mumbai Metro companies curtailed
Metro companies on some routes have been briefly halted, the Mumbai Metro Rail Company mentioned in a put up on X Monday.
Companies on Metro Line 3 have been curtailed, the metro operator mentioned citing ‘technical points’, with trains working solely as much as Worli Station as a substitute of Acharya Atre Chowk.
“Resulting from an unexpected technical subject, practice companies on Metro Line-3 are briefly curtailed and can function solely as much as Worli Station as a substitute of Acharya Atre Chowk . We sincerely remorse the inconvenience precipitated,” it mentioned.
The MMRC, in a press release, mentioned, “As a result of sudden and intense rainfall immediately, water seepage was reported on the under-construction entry/exit construction of Acharya Atrey Chowk station alongside Dr Annie Besant Highway. The incident occurred when the RCC water-retaining wall constructed at entry/ exit collapsed attributable to a sudden ingress of water from an adjoining utility.”
As a precautionary measure and to make sure passenger security, practice companies between Worli and Acharya Atrey Chowk have been briefly suspended, the company mentioned.
Nonetheless, the companies from Aarey JVLR to Worli aren’t affected and are operating frequently, it said.
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