Mumbai Rains: Commuter woes likely to continue on Thursday as IMD sounds orange alert. Know more

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Heavy rainfall led to road closures, train cancellations and school holidays across Maharashtra on Wednesday. According to the India Meteorological Department the inclement weather conditions will persist over Mumbai and adjoining areas over the next few days. The weather department has issued an an orange alert for Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and Ratnagiri districts on July 20 as well as an yellow alert for Mumbai.

Heavy rains disrupted local train services on some routes in Mumbai and its adjoining areas on Wednesday with more than 100 suburban trains cancelled during the day. Both the Central and Western line announced Express train delays and some long distance trains were also rerouted. With trains crawling or standing still on tracks, commuters were seen walking on rail lines to reach the nearest station in some areas.

Central Railway trains between Badlapur and Ambarnath in Thane district were wholly stopped at 11.05 am due to waterlogging that disrupted the movement of trains from Kalyan to Karjat. The services on the Kalyan-Badlapur stretch were restored after seven hours. Point failures between Kalyan and Kasara prompted railway officials to stop the services on the stretch at around 2.40 pm with services eventually resuming after around three hours.  Commuters are likely to face a similar situation on Thursday as rainfall over the MMR continues.  “Due to active monsoon conditions, enhanced rainfall activity is expected over parts of Konkan and adjoining Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during next 4-5 days.