Live updates: Heavy rains to lash Mumbai, suburbs; orange alert declared

Mumbai continues to cripple under incessant rainfall, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavier showers in the city and suburbs on Thursday. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is also likely to occur in central Maharashtra and Marathwada, said IMD. The MET Dept has issued a red alert and predicted torrential rains in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad over the next 24 hours as low pressure builds over the Bay of Bengal. Due to heavy rainfall forecast by IMD, the state government has declared a holiday for schools and junior colleges.

Here are the live updates:

05 September 2019

23:38 IST

Cloudy sky with moderate rains likely to lash the city and suburbs. 

Weather Forecast by I.M.D GENERALLY CLOUDY SKY WITH MODERATE RAIN/SHOWERS IN CITY AND SUBURBS.
#Monsoon2019 #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRains #SafeMonsoon pic.twitter.com/BtUwexuPEZ

— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) September 5, 2019

15:55 IST

According to IMD, "Intermittent rain or showers with possibility of heavy falls at few places in city and suburbs."

Weather Forecast by I.M.D @ 14:00 -INTERMITTENT RAIN OR SHOWERS WITH POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY FALLS AT FEW PLACES IN CITY AND SUBURBS.
#Monsoon2019 #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRains #SafeMonsoon pic.twitter.com/PJQEyifInf

— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) September 5, 2019

15:53 IST

Water flowing above danger level on Bridge no. 14 between Sasangir-Talala. Train no.52933 Veraval-Amreli has been cancelled.

14:04 IST

Dadar-Chennai Egmore Express has been delayed by 4 hours in view of the torrential rains lashing Mumbai and suburbs since Tuesday.

12163 #Dadar-#Chennai Egmore #Chennai #Express sch dep 2030 hrs on 5.9.2019 is #RESCHEDULED at 0030 hrs on 6.9.2019 (Delay by 4 hours). Inconvenience caused is regretted

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) September 5, 2019

14:04 IST

Dadar-Jalna Janshatabdi Express has been rescheduled for 5:30 pm, after a delay of 3 hours and 30 minutes.

12071 #Dadar-#Jalna #Janshatabdi #Express sch dep 1400 hrs on 5.9.2019 is #RESCHEDULED at 1730 hrs on 5.9.2019 (Delay by 3 hours and 30 minuites). Inconvenience caused is regretted.

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) September 5, 2019

12:40 IST

11019 CSMT-Bhuvaneshwar Konark Express scheduled to depart at 15:05 hours on Thursday has been rescheduled at 16:40 hrs on 5.9.2019 (Delay by 95 minutes).

16339 CSMT-Nagercoil Express scheduled to depart at 1210 hours on 5.9.2019 has been rescheduled at 1505 hrs on 5.9.2019 (Delay by 2 hours 55 minutes).

12:38 IST

15548 LTT-Jayanagar (Patna) Antyodaya Express scheduled to depart at 1120 hours on Thursday is rescheduled at 1750 hours on Thursday, with a delay of 6 hours 30 minutes.

15548 #LTT-#Jayanagar (Patna) #Antyodaya #Express sch dep 1120 hrs on 5.9.2019 is #RESCHEDULED at 1750 hrs on 5.9.2019 (Delay by 6 hours 30 minutes). Incovenience caused is regretted.

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) September 5, 2019

12:35 IST

12171 LTT-Haridwar AC Express scheduled to depart at 07:55 am on Thursday has been rescheduled for 4:40 pm on Thurday, with a delay of 8 hours and 45 minutes.

12171 #LTT-#Haridwar AC #Express sch dep 0755 hrs on 5.9.2019 is #RESCHEDULED at 1640 hrs on 5.9.2019 (Delay by 8 hours 45 minutes). Incovenience caused is regretted.

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) September 5, 2019

12:34 IST

Operations at Mumbai International airport are normal. However, there are certain cancellations and delays due to torrential rains of Thursday.

11:43 IST

The Main line, Harbor line, and Western line train services running between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Thane, which were disrupted due to heavy rains in Mumbai, have been resumed. All the officers and employees of the railway are taking prompt action to ensure that the passengers do not face any kind of inconvenience, says Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.

मुंबई में भारी बारिश के चलते बाधित छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस - ठाणे के बीच चलने वाली मेन लाइन और हार्बर लाइन सेवाएं एक बार फिर शुरू कर दी गयी है।

यात्रियों को किसी भी प्रकार की असुविधा का सामना ना करना पड़े उसके लिए रेलवे के सभी अधिकारी व कर्मचारी त्वरित कार्यवाही कर रहे है।

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) September 5, 2019

11:40 IST

Train services have been severely hit in Mumbai due to incessant rainfall since Tuesday. The Western, Central Railways have diverted, rescheduled or cancelled the trains plying on the route. Due to heavy downpour, the state government too has declared a holiday for schools and junior colleges.

10:04 IST

A six-year-old child was found dead on Thursday after he fell into an open gutter in Mumbai's Nala Sopara area. The incident occurred as several drains in the area were opened due to torrential rainfall happening in Mumbai and suburbs over the past two days.

Read full story here.

09:59 IST

Mumbai City Meteorological Centre forecasts that in some places in the city and suburbs, heavy rainfall is likely to be heavy at 3:15 pm.

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#Monsoon2019 #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRains #SafeMonsoon pic.twitter.com/nEEecVHUYc

- ____ Mumbai, ____ BMC (@mybmc) September 5, 2019

09:58 IST

The water level has receded in almost all parts of Mumbai. NDRF teams have been kept on alert and on stand by at Kurla, Parel and Andheri areas of the city, news agency ANI says.

Maharashtra: Water level has receded in almost all parts of Mumbai. NDRF teams are on alert and kept on stand by at Kurla, Parel and Andheri. #MumbaiRains (File pic) pic.twitter.com/7ILrgptGB9

— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2019

09:55 IST

Boat recue service has been started from King's Circle station till Manva Seva Sang station by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to help anyone who has been stranded due to waterlogging amif heavy rainfall.

09:37 IST

Electicity has been cut off in areas adjoining to Mumbai including Nalasopara, Virar, and Vasai due to excessive rainfall. Over 2 lakh people are suffering power outage due to the rains.

09:28 IST

Rainfall in Mumbai's Santacruz crosses 3,000 mm mark on Thursday, September 5. Santacruz witnessed 3078.2 mm of rainfall till Thursday morning while Colaba recorded 2162.2 mm rainfall. The respective record rainfall marks were crossed earlier in 2010 for Colaba and 2011 for Santacruz.

09:22 IST

217.4 mm rainfall recorded in Mumbai on Wednesday from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm, the second-highest rainfall recorded in the ongoing monsoon season in Mumbai. Earlier, Mumbai witnessed a record rainfall of 375 mm from July 1-2, the highest of this monsoon.

09:20 IST

As many as 20 flights from the Mumbai airport have been cancelled due to the incessent rainfall in the city and waterlogging on the airport runway areas. Around 300 other flights stand delayed over heavy rainfall.

09:17 IST

The weather department has issued an orange alert in Mumbai and adjoining areas for Thursday, entailing heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas. A green alert has been issued for Friday, forecasting slight relief for Mumbaikars from the torrential downpour.

07:45 IST

Western Railway, Chief Public Relations Officer says, "Three trains, Surat-Mumbai Central, Mumbai Central-Surat, & Bandra T -VAPI cancelled due to heavy rains & water-logging, at Nallasopara in Mumbai., news agency ANI reports.

07:42 IST

Due to heavy rains and waterlogging in Mumbai area, following trains plying on Central Railway are short terminated /short originated/ cancelled/re-scheduled. Dates given are Journey Commencing On (JCO).

Trains Restored
 1. 01007 CSMT- Sawantwadi JCO 5.9.2019 and Rescheduled at 04.30 hrs 
2. 01008 Sawantwadi - CSMT JCO 5.9.2019 

Trains Rescheduled/ Re-rescheduled 
1. 22119 CSMT - Madgaon JCO 5.9.2019 Rescheduled at 06.00 hrs 
2. 17411 CSMT- Kolhapur JCO 4.9.2019 Re-rescheduled at 04.30 hrs on 5.9.2019 
3. 11003 Dadar - Sawantwadi JCO 5.9.2019 Rescheduled at 11.30 hrs 

Trains Cancelled 1. 17411 CSMT - KolhapuriC0 5.9.2019 

Trains Short Originating 1. 51027 CSMT- Bijapur Passenger JCO 05.9.2019 will short originate from Daund.

Long distance trains update-16 to 19 (combined) pic.twitter.com/uEnYfyuOnX

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) September 5, 2019

07:39 IST

Local train towards Andheri has left Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMT) at 5:22 am. Services towards Panvel from CSMT will resume soon, tweets Central Railway.

#CR #HarbourLine #Updates
Local train towards Andheri has left CSMT at 5.22 hrs.
Services towards Panvel from CSMT will resume soon.@RidlrMUM @m_indicator @mumbairailusers

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) September 5, 2019

07:36 IST

Local trains services- Western line, Harbour line, and Central line begin plying with minor delays due to incessent rain and waterlogging in the city. Central line trains are running 20 minutes late, Western line 20 minutes late and Harbour line 15 minutes late.

07:34 IST

Western Railway's suburban services are running normal on all four lines, tweets Western Railway.

05.09.19, 07.15 hrs. #WRUpdates. WR suburban services are running normal on all four lines. @drmbct @RailMinIndia

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) September 5, 2019

07:27 IST

Following trains have been cancelled due to repercussions of heavy rains and water logging at Mumbai's Nallasopara on Wednesday, says Central Railway.

1 12922 (Surat-Mumbai Central) JCO 05.09.2019.

2 12921 (Mumbai Central -Surat) JCO 05.09.2019

3 59045 (Bandra T -VAPI) JCO 05.09.2019.

Kindly note that following Trains of are cancelled due to repurcussion of heavy rains & water logging at Nallasopara on 4.9.19.
1.12922 (Surat-Mumbai Central) JCO 05.09.2019.
2.12921 (Mumbai Central -Surat) JCO 05.09.2019 &
3. 59045 (Bandra T -VAPI) JCO 05.09.2019. @drmbct

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) September 5, 2019

07:23 IST

Passengers were clicked sleeping outside the Mumbai domestic Airport due to flight delays, caused by rainfall in the city, news agency ANI said.

Maharashtra: Passengers sleeping outside the Mumbai Domestic Airport due to flight delays, caused by rainfall in the city. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/X1GgWB6MOA

— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2019

07:21 IST

In view of heavy rains today & rainfall forecasts. As a precautionary measure, a holiday is declared for all schools and junior colleges in Mumbai, Thane and Kokan regions for Thursday, September 5, 2019, says Maharashtra state government.