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Iqbal Singh Chahal, the municipal commissioner and state-appointed administrator, who inspected the rain situation in Mumbai, told The Indian Express that the intense rain was coupled with high-tide, preventing the accumulated rain water from draining out.
During the peak evening hours, heavy traffic was reported on the northbound direction of Western Express Highway from Vile Parle to Kandivali, on the P D’Mello road in CST and also on the Eastern Express Highway between Dadar and Ghatkopar.
Data furnished by the IMD showed that several talukas of Palghar, Raigad and Thane recorded over 100 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 6 pm on Wednesday. While Dapoli received the maximum showers at 247 mm, Uran received 174 mm of rains followed by Palghar which recorded 160 mm.
During the peak evening hours, heavy traffic was reported on the northbound direction of Western Express Highway from Vile Parle to Kandivali, on the P D’Mello road in CST and also on the Eastern Express Highway between Dadar and Ghatkopar.
"You could almost say that where the Orient Express ends, the Eastern Express begins," writes a seasoned traveler who rode the overnight train for 814 miles this past spring.