Road and rail traffic was disrupted in Mumbai after several parts of the city witnessed waterlogging following heavy rains on late Sunday night.
According to reports, many low-lying areas in Kurla, Sion, Dadar, and Parel were largely affected.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted more rainfall in the city as the southwest monsoon arrived in Maharashtra on Sunday, making it the earliest onset of the annual rainfall season over the state in 35 years.
VIDEO | Morning visuals from Mumbai's Bandra Bandstand. The city is receiving rains recently. On top of it, the monsoon has reached Maharashtra quite early, in just 24 hours since it hit Kerala. (Time: 6:30 AM)#Mumbai #Monsoon pic.twitter.com/EdLA0uoaBU
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The weather agency has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and its sub-urban areas.
"Orange to red colour warnings for moderate to heavy spells of rainfall with moderate thunderstorms with squally winds 50-60 kmph issued for Mumbai and suburban areas during the next 3 hours," it said.
Quoting weather officials, NDTV reported that Mumbai's Nariman Point area received 40 mm of rainfall between 6 am and 7 am on Monday, Grant Road received 36 mm, Colaba received 31 mm of rainfall, and Byculla witnessed 21 mm of rainfall.
The waterlogging on railway tracks has caused delay in sub-urban train services which were running five-ten minutes behind schedule.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Rain lashes parts of Mumbai; visuals from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. pic.twitter.com/qflqLT6kz5
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Mumbai had experienced light showers on May 23, with the IMD forecasting generally cloudy skies with heavy rain for the city. The southwest monsoon usually reaches Maharashtra around June 7 and Mumbai on June 11.
Aaditya slams govt
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray attacked the NDA government in the state, alleging that the roadworks or drain cleaning had not yet started even though the monsoon had already hit the state.
"Monsoon has begun, but whether it's roadworks or drain cleaning, nothing has been done--only corruption has taken place. This corrupt government has only seen a monsoon of corruption filling their own pockets,” he said.
