Mumbai: a steady mantra hard, driving a rain that shook the people from their sleep after midnight then flooded the city on Friday.
For the first time, open spaces that have not developed like Aarey Colony flooded, causing concern among residents and environmental lovers.
The Mitti River swells his banks in Kurla, encouraging BMC to evacuate 250 residents to a safe place.
Rain in Durinah early in the morning, especially the outskirts of Mumbai.
The Santacruz IMD observatory recorded 253mm rainfall between July 15-16, the second highest shower was a second high in a decade.
Aarey Colony Resident Tabrez Sayed said the road near the unit no.
22, close to Powai Check Naka, flooded until 11am.
“This is the first time that this area has flooded,” he said.
Activist Aarey conservation group blamed the construction of the retaining wall along the Oshiwara River, which flowed through the colony, because of the flood in open areas.
“Aarey Colony has never flooded up to two years ago.
The walls along the river of Mithi and the Oshiwara River must be destroyed so that there is a water exchange between the forest and the river,” Activist D Stalin said.
Acticist Zoru Bathena said Waterlogging had occurred on the day when the wave did not even pass 4.5 meters.
“In fact, at 9 o’clock in the morning, there is a reduced water 1.3m.
Flood no longer has a relationship with a wave.
This is connected to the destruction of the existing flood control system,” he said.
Activist Amrita Bhattacharjee said a large number of debris have been thrown along Mithi in JVLR, contributing to inundation.
BMC claims have conducted “104% draw” evoking criticism.
“They spent crores from the rupee to make the Gandhi market area free of flooding, but there was no visible impact,” said Corporator Congress Ravi Raja, opposition leader at BMC.
Waterlogging was reported throughout the city, especially Zion, Kurla, Hindmata, King Circle, TT, Matunga, Subway and Market, Linking Road, Siddharth Nagar at Goregaon and Kranti Nagar in Kurla.
Assistant Commissioner of BMC City L Ward Manish Walunju said they began evacuating 250 Kranti Nagar residents to the nearby Bazar Bazar City School after the water reached the knee level.
“Early in the morning, the Mitti River swelled above 3M, which was a danger sign.
We told the police to start making announcements and evacuations began,” he said.
Railway transportation and road crawling.
Moving traffic is suitable and starts along the highway and JVLR express east and east.
Because of Waterlogging at Kurla and Zion Station, the train service on the fast track between Matunga-Mulund was suspended for one hour.
On the port line, the train was stopped briefly between Wadlas and Mankhurd.
The best bus was diverted at 87 routes, but was restored at 5.30pm.
More than 60 buses are stranded or strike.
Electricity outages were reported from Chembur, Ghatkopar, Kurla and Santacruz.
Flight operations at Mumbai Airport are not affected.