Towing of SpiceJet flight disrupted due to heavy rains, main runway to remain closed toll 6am
#MumbaiRains | Towing of disabled aircraft affected due to heavy rains. NOTAM for closure of main runway has been extended to 6 am tomorrow
— Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) September 20, 2017
Traffic Update from South Bombay: Traffic snarls near Parel TT, Hindmata, SG Barve Marg, Nehru Nagar
Traffic is moving slow in both directions at Hindmata & Parel T T, due to water logging #TrafficUpdate
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 20, 2017
Water logging at SG Barve Marg, Nehru Nagar in Chembur #TrafficUpdate
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 20, 2017
Meanwhile... Pune dams reach capacity; Mutha river inundated
Several dams in Pune city have reached 100 percent. The Khadakwasla dam which flows through Mutha river within Pune city has also filled 100 percent. Residents living around the river area on alert, as reported in Lokmat.
63 Jet Airways, 8 IndiGo and 3 SpiceJet and 1 GoAir flight cancelled
#UPDATE: 63 Jet Airways, 8 IndiGo and 3 SpiceJet and 1 GoAir flights cancelled due to bad weather at Mumbai airport.
— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2017
Low visibility in Thane due to heavy rains
@RidlrMUM low visibility due to heavy downpour. #ThaneCity #MumbaiRains #staysafemumbai pic.twitter.com/HRL66j9Jxo
— Mangirish (@hmangirish) September 20, 2017
Heavy rains lashed the city and its suburbs on Tuesday afternoon and the rains continued through the night till Wednesday morning. However, there was no report of waterlogging or disruption of transport services.
On 29 August, the metropolis received more than 300 mm rainfall, crippling the transport services and throwing normal life out of gear.
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08.09 am: The following train have been cancelled:
22102 Manmad - CSTM Rajya Rani Express
12118 Manmad LTT Godavari Express
11007 CSTM Pune Deccan Express
22101 CSTM Manmad Rajya Rani Express
12117 LTT Manmad Godavari Express
11010 Pune CSTM Sinhagad Express
The following train have been diverted:
11025 Bhusaval Pune express
11026 Pune Bhusaval Express
08.06 am: In view of heavy rains, dabbawalas have called off their tiffin service for Wednesday.
08.02 am: Navi Mumbai, too, witnessed heavy rainfall on 19 September. Between 8:30 am to 11.30 pm, Belapur received 226.00 mm of rainfall while Nerul received 206.30 mm rainfall. The rainfall in Vashi was at 175.70 mm, while Airoli received 178.40 mm rainfall. The average rainfall was 196.60 mm.
07.55 am: A total of 56 flights have been cancelled at the Mumbai airport. The main runway remains closed. The SpiceJet flight has not been displaced yet. Operations is going slow on runway number 14 due to high tailwind. First flight departure from the said runway was at 00:30 am and first arrival at 01:30 am.
07.51 am: Heavy showers affect services in the Western Railway line.
#MumbaiRains: Five Western Railways trains cancelled; six trains cancelled and two diverted on Central Railways pic.twitter.com/90QNsrZ5ba
— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2017
07.47 am: According to BMC control room, there's water-logging only at Andheri-Chakala area right now, no such reports from other places. Many incidents of trees falling have been reported throughout the city, but there is no proper count available yet. The BMC will design a plan of action after the IMD releases their weather report 08.30 am on Wednesday. 07.41 am: According to BMC disaster control room, in the last 24 hours, Colaba has received 191.1mm rainfall, while Santacruz received 257.7 mm. 07:38 am: Mumbai Police have warned of a high tide expected at 12.03 pm and a low tide at 06.04 pm on Wednesday.
High tide expected at 12.03 pm & a low tide at 06.04 pm today #MumabaiRains — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 20, 2017
07:31 am: The Ministry of Earth Sciences on 18 September had predicted heavy rainfall stretched across five days from Monday. Showers in Konkan and Goa and coastal Karnataka are expected to continue till 23 September and decrease thereafter. 
07.27 am: Last year on 20 September, Mumbai recorded 138 mm rainfall in a in the span of 21 hours starting from 08:30 am to 05:30 am the next day. These rainfall had covered over entire Konkan & Goa region due to the fresh cyclonic circulation over Saurashtra & South Gujarat coast. Meanwhile, Dahanu, which is about 110 km from the city, alone had received a monstrous rainfall of 529 mm in the span of 24 hours. 07.23 am: Much of the morning traffic is missing from Bandra. There are few autorickshaws and cabs on the street. Other vehicles are nowhere in sight. 07:21 am: Services at Chattrapati Shivaji airport have been shut.
Earlier #Visuals from Mumbai Airport: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport shut, both runways non-operational due to #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/9bxYnHVeb7 — ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2017
07:15 am: Western railways services running with some delay between Churchgate to Virar. Due to heavy rain & water logging at Nallasopara-Virar, five trains have been cancelled. 22953 BCT-ADI Gujarat Express 19215 Saurashtra Express 12935 BDTS-ST Intercity Express 12009 BCT-ADI Shatabdi Express 59024 BL-BCT Passenger
#MumbaiRains following trains are cancelled @drmbct @WesternRly pic.twitter.com/vEINrUWxFC — SrdcmBCT (@Srdcmbct12) September 20, 2017
07:12 am: Central and south Mumbai report no waterlogging as rains grip western suburbs.
No water logging in south & central Mumbai . Water logging at Vakola, Tilaknagar, Mankhurd, Goregaon & Malad (2fts) — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 20, 2017
07.07 am: Harbour line services have resumed after being closed down due to waterlogging during the early hours of Wednesday. While Central Railways trains continue to run with a delay of 20 minutes, trains in the Western line are reportedly running on time.
The train services on Harbour line have resumed #MumbaiRains — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 20, 2017
7.03 am: As heavy showers continue to lash city, Mumbai Police have warned of a high tide expected at 12.03 pm & 06.04 pm on Wednesday.
High tide expected at 12.03 pm & 06.04 pm today #MumbaiRains — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 20, 2017
6.48 am: Tuesday-Wednesday heavy showers mar Diwali celebrations. After announcing holiday for schools and colleges in Mumbai on Wednesday, education minister Vinod Tawde also said that the holiday because of the incessant rains "will be compensated by reducing one holiday from Diwali vacations."
Tomorrow's holiday will be compensated by reducing one holiday from Diwali vacations: Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde — ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2017
6.45 am: SpiceJet flight overshot runway 27 on landing at Mumbai airport & skidded off into the unpaved surface due to wet runway, ANI reported.
#Visual SpiceJet flight overshot runway 27 on landing at Mumbai airport & skidded off into the unpaved surface due to wet runway. pic.twitter.com/7tmWtoiGBy — ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2017
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On Sunday, the weather department had forecast heavy rains in Mumbai and the coastal Konkan region for the next three days. However, the metropolis did not receive any significant amount of rainfall on Monday.
On Tuesday morning, Mumbai woke up to an overcast condition and in the afternoon, heavy downpour accompanied by thunder and lightning started.
Several parts of the city, including South Mumbai, Borivali, Kandivili, Andheri and Bhandup, received heavy rainfall.
However, no untoward incident has been reported so far from any part of the city, said an official attached with the Disaster Management Cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
He said the civic administration and other agencies have geared up to tackle any eventuality arising out of the rains.
Both road and train traffic, including the suburban rail network, remain unaffected by the downpour, the official added.
As per information received from the Colaba observatory, the north Konkan region of Maharashtra, including Mumbai and its neighbouring areas, is expected to receive more rains.
"Some places are expected to receive heavy showers. Therefore, we have alerted citizens to take precaution," he said.
With inputs from PTI
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