Pre-monsoon showers have brought much-needed relief to Mumbai, ending the city's spell of heat and humidity with widespread rainfall across various suburbs.
Key Points
- Mumbai and surrounding suburbs experienced significant pre-monsoon rainfall.
- The showers provided a welcome respite from the prevailing heat and humidity in Mumbai.
- Several areas, including the island city and eastern and western suburbs, received moderate to heavy rainfall.
- Civic officials reported no waterlogging despite the heavy showers across Mumbai.
- Suburban railway services remained largely unaffected, though some trains experienced delays.
Widespread pre-monsoon showers lashed parts of Mumbai and suburbs on Sunday, providing a breather from the heat and humidity that had gripped the city over the past few days.
Several parts of Mumbai, including the island city, western suburbs and eastern suburbs, received moderate to heavy rainfall in the morning.
Parts of neighbouring Navi Mumbai also witnessed heavy showers.
The suburbs of Dadar, Matunga, Khar, Chembur, Mankhurd, Kurla, Santacruz, Vile Parle, Andheri and Versova received significant rainfall in a span of three hours.
The eastern suburbs recorded an average rainfall of 5 mm between 6 am and 9 am, followed by the western suburbs at 2 mm, and the island city received 0.61 mm rainfall during the period, civic officials said.
As per data shared by the authorities, the highest rainfall in the eastern suburbs was recorded at Collectors Colony in Chembur at 27 mm, followed by Vaibhav Nagar and Mankhurd fire station with 22 mm each.
In the western suburbs, the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) fire station recorded the highest rainfall at 22 mm, followed by Santacruz with 17 mm and the Gazdhar Bandh water pumping station with 12 mm.
Civic officials asserted that no waterlogging was reported in the city despite the heavy showers in several areas.
The Vashi-bound carriageway of the Sion-Panvel Highway witnessed a major traffic snarl due to rain and an accident.
Several two-wheeler riders, caught unawares by the sudden downpour without rain gear, were seen taking shelter under flyovers, skywalks, and shop awnings.
There were no immediate reports of any major untoward incidents, while civic authorities continued to monitor the situation.
Suburban railway services remained unaffected, though some trains were running behind schedule. No untoward incidents were reported on the rail network, officials said.
