Mumbaikars woke up to lashing downpour this morning as heavy rainfall was registered in all components of the city. The rainfall which started from the wee hours quickly waterlogged key components of the city presenting a fresh challenge to workplace goers, traders amongst other folks. The common Mumbai rain not only waterlogged the key city roads but also railway tracks at several locations delaying the movement of folks.
The extent of the heavy rainfall could be gauged from the reality that the Eastern and Western suburbs of the city recorded a whopping 75 mm and 73 mm of rainfall respectively, news agency PTI reported. An official told PTI that it was the suburbs of the city that registered the highest rainfall today in comparison to the central components of the city. Among the regions that saw heavy waterlogging in the city include things like Gandhi Market region, Dahisar, Sion, amongst other folks. Taking cognisance of intense waterlogging in numerous components of the city, the city public transport also diverted the public buses at several locations to stay away from site visitors snarls and accidents.
The regional branch of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier predicted that isolated locations in the city would get heavy rainfall today. The climate forecast also described that there is a higher probability of light to moderate intensity showers in the city and its suburbs.
Mumbai is one city that is endowed with bountiful rains in the South-West monsoon each and every year. The coastal city is a key recipient of the Arabian Sea monsoon branch of the SW monsoon that progresses in the nation from the Western Ghats, Konkan area to regions additional in the North West of the nation just before merging with the Bay of Bengal Branch in the Northern regions of the nation. The arrival of SW monsoon was fairly delayed this year across the nation but it has given that picked up pace and evenly showered rains in all the key regions of the nation.