In an unprecedented measure, the Maharashtra government requested defence officials to arrange airlift of the stranded passengers of the 17412 Mahalaxmi Express.
It is the highest rainfall of the season so far in 24 hours.
On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 - gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he thinks of the changes he encounters in his motherland.
Mumbai received 231.4 mm rain in the last 24 hours, while Thane received 229.81 mm.
Mumbai's dabbawalas have also suspended their services on Tuesday.
Suburban services were disrupted with trains on all the three lines -- western, central and harbour -- running late.
Heavy rains pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs in which two persons died of electrocution and bringing normal life to a grinding halt on Friday with several areas waterlogged.
