Heavy rains continue to lash Mumbai: High tide is expected at 9.45 am

Mumbai: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and its adjoining areas, affecting normal life in several parts of the Mumbai. The city received 54 per cent of its average monsoon season rainfall just in the last 20 day, the city's civic body noted. 

Mumbai was hit with 144.47 mm of rain, the eastern suburbs got 107.21 mm and the western suburbs received 131.32 mm till 8.30 a.m. It has continued with short spells of break. A 5-day day weather alert has been issued by the met office for Uttarakhand, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra region. Train service have been disrupted as incessant rains continue to lash Mumbai and adjoining areas. "Due to heavy rains, Up and Down through line at Nala Sopara is halted. However, local trains on Western Suburbs are running late by 10 to 15 minutes between Virar to Churchgate," said Divisional Railway Manager, Western railway, on Tuesday morning.

Due to incessant rainfall, the Mumbai dabbawalas have cancelled services today. Several private schools closed in Mumbai due to continuous downpour. No government advisory has been issued for office and education institutions in the city in the wake of continuous downpour and severe waterlogging in Mumbai. On Monday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had said that rains will continue to lash Mumbai and neighbouring areas for next few days. The Met department had further predicted that "heavy to very heavy rain" is likely to continue over Konkan and Goa. Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Monday, the Colaba observatory recorded a rainfall of 104.8 mm.