Mumbai on its knees as first day of monsoon drowns streets, railway tracks
Mumbai on its knees as first day of monsoon drowns streets, railway tracks
The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms till June 13 in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad. , File Photo
Updated: Jun 9, 2021, 11:38 PM IST
The first monsoon rains hit Maharashtra and Mumbai with full fury on Wednesday, disrupting local trains and road traffic, and flooding low-lying areas in the country s commercial capital, officials said here.
According to IMD Mumbai, the city notched record rain for a day in June 280.2 mm in the suburbs and 123 mm in the city in the past 24 hours, with the maximum downpour during the day since 8 am.
Letting their hair down scores of PPE-clad doctors, nurses, paramedics and health workers along with patients danced away merrily to mark the first anniversary
Letting their hair down scores of PPE-clad doctors, nurses, paramedics and health workers along with patients danced away merrily to mark the first anniversary of the BMC s NESCO Covid-19 Jumbo Field Hospital, officials said here on Friday.On .
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday expressed concern over the heavy vehicular traffic in Mumbai and warned that the lockdown-like curbs will be made stricter if such a situation continues.