rain in mumbai

rain in mumbai Heavy rains continued to lash the city for the third consecutive day, causing water logging in several parts of the metropolis.According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Disaster Management Cell, the city area recorded 29.9 mm of rainfall while the eastern suburbs received 45.8 mm and western suburbs recorded 66.7 mm of rainfall from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm.Complaints of water logging were reported from suburban areas of Parel, Hindmata, Milan Subway, Dadar, Andheri, Malad, Ghatkopar and Vikhroli, civic officials said

.The visibility at the airport was 900mts and incoming flights were delayed by 15 minutes while the departure of the flights was delayed by 30 minutes due to the rains, a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokeperson said.Road traffic was slow, but there were no snarls on any of the arterial routes. Train services were running late by 5—10 minutes, officials said.Twenty four incidents of tree falling were also reported from different parts of city and suburbs, they said.The weather bureau forecasts occasional spells of rain or showers in parts of city and suburbs. Heavy rains would occur in some areas.

rain in mumbai