Heavy downpour affects Mumbaikars

04 July,2009 02:17 PM IST |   |  A Correspondent

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai leading to heavy water logging and traffic jams in various parts of the city. Mahim, Matunga and Mumbai Central were the most affected areas with waterlogging problems, causing inconvenience to commuters.


Heavy rains lashed Mumbai leading to heavy water logging and traffic jams in various parts of the city. Mahim, Matunga and Mumbai Central were the most affected areas with waterlogging problems, causing inconvenience to commuters.

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Trains between Sion and Kurla were crawling as a result of waterlogging on the tracks. A commuter on a CSTu00a0 bound train said,"I boarded a train at 9.30 from Kalyan and after 2 hours I am still stuck near Sion because of water logging. Trains are moving slowly as the tracks nearu00a0Sion station as barely visible."

However, train services in other areas of the city have not been affected by the rains.

Vehicular traffic is moving slowly at Dadar TT and Andheri flyover. Schools, colleges and offices are working as usual. Traffic control unit of BMC has installed about 25 CC TVs on major junctions to keep a check on the situation.


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