Mumbai rain live updates: Heavy rain battered Mumbai on Wednesday, causing 4 deaths, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at least 14 incoming flights. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and Thane, while parts of Palghar remain under red alert.
The extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai has led the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to announce a holiday for all schools and colleges on Thursday. The Mumbai Police has advised all people in the city and surrounding areas to stay indoors as much as possible.
The incessant downpour caused a landslide on the Mumbra bypass in Thane at 9:30pm on September 25, leading to more than 3 hours of a traffic jam in the area.
Around 14 incoming flights at the Mumbai airport were diverted to different places as they were not given permission to land due to the strong winds and heavy rain. Several trains also had to be halted due to the rain, leading to massive disruption.
Isolated heavy rainfall is very likely to continue in the region till September 27, according to the IMD.
Mumbai rain live updates: Committee to submit report on woman's death in drain within three days
Mumbai rain live updates: A committee formed by the BMC to investigate the death of a woman in an open drain in Andheri will submit their report in three days time.
The woman, Vimal Gaikwad, was stuck in an open drain in Andheri east where she drowned. Fire dept officers rescued her and took her to Cooper hospital but she was declared dead on arrival.
Mumbai rain live updates: BMC forms 3-member committee to investigate woman's death in drain
Mumbai rain live updates: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has formed 3-member committee to investigate the death of Vimal Gaikwad in an open drain in Andheri.
The committee will be headed by deputy municipal commissioner (zone 3) Devidas Kshirsagar along with Mumbai fire brigade chief Ravindra Ambulgekar and chief engineer (vigilance) Avinash Tambewagh
They will submit their report on the incident within three days
Mumbai rain live updates: BMC commissioner orders probe into woman's death in open drain in Andheri
Mumbai rain live updates: BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has ordered a probe into the death of Vimal Gaikwad who drowned in an open drain in Andheri on Wednesday.
Speaking to Hindustan Times, Gagrani said, "This incident was unfortunate. I have ordered a probe. The responsibility will be fixed.’’
Gagrani was at the BMC control room on Wednesday evening and told the assistant commissioner to probe.
A civic officer said, “There was a cross culvert and Gaikwad fell in this. We recovered her body 50 feet away from she drowned. We are collecting evidences.”
Source Name : Hindustan Times