Mumbai Police conducts search operation for seven missing
#MumbaiRains claimed five lives yesterday, seven people washed away. Search operation underway says #Mumbai Police
— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2017
Sensex rises 180 point after yesterday's slump; Nifty above 9,850
Stock markets opened on Wednesday despite yesterday's torrential downpour. OnTuesday, Rupee-denominated corporate bond deals slumped 84%, while trading on the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty 50 index was 13% lower than the three-month daily average, Livemint reported.
Before Eid, rain dampens festivity at Deonar abattoir
Festival of Bari Eid is just around the corner, however, Tuesday's torrential rainfal has dampened the celebrations. Goats at the Deonar abattoir were shifted to drier areas on the 64-acre campus while more that 257 goats have died in the last week due to heavy rainfall and a sudden change in weather. Most suffered from infection in the upper respiratory tract.
"In the wake of the upcoming festival of Bakri Eid, the abattoir currently houses more than 1.2 lakh goats as opposed to the usual 15,000-20,000. So far, only about 30,000 goats have been sold," The Times of India reported,
Flight Delays at Mumbai Airport
The list contains all the departures from both Terminals (Domestic and International). You can check if your flight is delayed or on-time
G8 465 |
GoAir |
(DEL) Delhi |
12:05 PM |
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6E 578 |
IndiGo |
(VNS) Varanasi |
12:05 PM |
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6E 181 |
IndiGo |
(AMD) Ahmedabad |
12:10 PM |
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6E 749 |
IndiGo |
(UDR) Udaipur |
12:15 PM |
Scheduled |
AI 921 |
Air India |
(RUH) Riyadh |
12:30 PM |
En Route |
9W 536 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(DXB) Dubai |
12:30 PM |
Delayed |
EK 7200 |
Emirates |
(DXB) Dubai |
12:30 PM |
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9W 2283 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(IDR) Indore |
12:30 PM |
Delayed |
S2 4079 |
JetLite |
(RAJ) Rajkot |
12:35 PM |
Scheduled |
9W 7205 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(RAJ) Rajkot |
12:35 PM |
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6E 168 |
IndiGo |
(DEL) Delhi |
12:40 PM |
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6E 5924 |
IndiGo |
(GOI) Goa |
12:40 PM |
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6E 787 |
IndiGo |
(PAT) Patna |
12:45 PM |
Scheduled |
9W 472 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(GOI) Goa |
12:45 PM |
Delayed |
EY 8853 |
Etihad Airways |
(GOI) Goa |
12:45 PM |
Delayed |
9W 60 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(BKK) Bangkok |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
EY 8721 |
Etihad Airways |
(BKK) Bangkok |
12:50 PM |
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NH 6406 |
ANA |
(BKK) Bangkok |
12:50 PM |
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KE 6708 |
Korean Air |
(BKK) Bangkok |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
VN 3255 |
Vietnam Airlines |
(BKK) Bangkok |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
QF 3802 |
Qantas |
(BKK) Bangkok |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
PG 4336 |
Bangkok Airways |
(BKK) Bangkok |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
HM 5636 |
Air Seychelles |
(BKK) Bangkok |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
9W 345 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(HYD) Hyderabad |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
EY 8773 |
Etihad Airways |
(HYD) Hyderabad |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
VS 8056 |
Virgin Atlantic |
(HYD) Hyderabad |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
HM 5618 |
Air Seychelles |
(HYD) Hyderabad |
12:50 PM |
Delayed |
9W 118 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(LHR) London |
12:55 PM |
Scheduled |
AC 6005 |
Air Canada |
(LHR) London |
12:55 PM |
Scheduled |
DL 7587 |
Delta Air Lines |
(LHR) London |
12:55 PM |
Scheduled |
VS 8018 |
Virgin Atlantic |
(LHR) London |
12:55 PM |
Scheduled |
9W 623 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(CCU) Kolkata |
12:55 PM |
Scheduled |
EY 8850 |
Etihad Airways |
(CCU) Kolkata |
12:55 PM |
Delayed |
AZ 2852 |
Alitalia |
(CCU) Kolkata |
12:55 PM |
Delayed |
VS 8048 |
Virgin Atlantic |
(CCU) Kolkata |
12:55 PM |
Delayed |
HM 5572 |
Air Seychelles |
(CCU) Kolkata |
12:55 PM |
Delayed |
BA 198 |
British Airways |
(LHR) London |
1:10 PM |
Delayed |
AA 6660 |
American Airlines |
(LHR) London |
1:10 PM |
Delayed |
UK 735 |
Vistara |
(ATQ) Amritsar |
1:10 PM |
Delayed |
6E 223 |
IndiGo |
(COK) Kochi |
1:20 PM |
Scheduled |
9W 485 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(MAA) Chennai |
1:25 PM |
Delayed |
EY 8757 |
Etihad Airways |
(MAA) Chennai |
1:25 PM |
Delayed |
VS 8094 |
Virgin Atlantic |
(MAA) Chennai |
1:25 PM |
Delayed |
G8 391 |
GoAir |
(JAI) Jaipur |
1:25 PM |
Delayed |
KU 304 |
Kuwait Airways |
(KWI) Kuwait |
1:25 PM |
Delayed |
9W 403 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(COK) Kochi |
1:35 PM |
Delayed |
EY 8795 |
Etihad Airways |
(COK) Kochi |
1:35 PM |
Delayed |
HM 5644 |
Air Seychelles |
(COK) Kochi |
1:35 PM |
Delayed |
AI 617 |
Air India |
(HYD) Hyderabad |
1:55 PM |
Delayed |
ET 1752 |
Ethiopian Airlines |
(HYD) Hyderabad |
1:55 PM |
Delayed |
TK 8494 |
Turkish Airlines |
(HYD) Hyderabad |
1:55 PM |
Delayed |
AC 6446 |
Air Canada |
(HYD) Hyderabad |
1:55 PM |
Scheduled |
9W 2053 |
Jet Airways (India) |
(JAI) Jaipur |
2:20 PM |
Delayed |
HM 5602 |
Air Seychelles |
(JAI) Jaipur |
2:20 PM |
Delayed |
EY 8814 |
Etihad Airways |
(JAI) Jaipur |
2:20 PM |
Delayed |
Mumbai Police conducts search operation for seven missing
#MumbaiRains claimed five lives yesterday, seven people washed away. Search operation underway says #Mumbai Police
— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2017
NCP slams Shiv Sena, BJP over Tuesday's rain fury
Opposition leader Dhananjay Munde on Wednesday held the Shiv Sena-led Brihammumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and BJP responsible for Mumbai coming to a standstill on Tuesday.
He questioned Uddhav Thackeray earlier claim that the city was ready to handle monsoon this year. Saying that it was the citizens who came forward to help each other instead of the authorities, he claimed that Mumbaikars have lost faith in the BMC.
मुंबईकरांच्या मदतीला मुंबईकर येतो, सत्ताधारी आणि पहारेकरी नाही हेच काल दिसले अन मुंबईकरांचा @MCGM_BMC का भरोसा नाय हे ही स्पष्ट झाले. 3/3
— Dhananjay Munde (@dhananjay_munde) August 30, 2017
Weather forecast for Thursday
#MumbaiRains Map showing #Rain forecast for August 31. #Mumbai will get significant relief further. #MumbaiFlooded @RidlrMUM pic.twitter.com/yWlw82wcVM
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) August 30, 2017
Heavy rain prediction affects railway schedules
#Ahmedabad : 34 trains cancelled till 2nd Sep due to heavy rains in #Mumbai.#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/9mIEsfq38P
— Tv9 Gujarati (@tv9gujarati) August 30, 2017
Dr Deepak Amarapurkar's body not found yet: BMC dispels rumours, says rescue work is still on
Several rumours are doing the rounds that Dr Deepak Amarapurkar's body has been found, but none of them are true. Neither the Bombay Hospital nor the BMC has confirmed the news. BMC officials, however, told Firstpost that the search for him is still underway.
WR suburban services are running on all 4 lines w/out any disruption or water above track level in section as of now. @RailMinIndia @drmbct
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
Advisory from Western Railways
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) March 9, 2017
Changes and cancellations in express trains due to heavy rains
12960Bhuj–Dadar Exp,12227 Mumbai Cent–Indore Duranto Exp&19023Mumbai Cent-Firozpur Janta Exp of 31/08 is cancelled due to hvy rain in mumbai
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
Train No 12901 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Gujarat Mail of 01/09 & 03/09 is cancelled due to very heavy rain in mumbai.@drmadiwr
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
Train No 12902 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Gujarat Mail of 31/08 & 02/09 is cancelled due to very heavy rain in mumbai. @drmadiwr
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
Torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and other parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, severely affecting normal life and paralysing the lifelines — local train and bus services — in the state capital and leading the state government and civic authorities to sound a high alert. Two people were killed in a landslide in Vikhroli's Surya Nagar early on Sunday, according to ANI. This comes after two cases of drowning were also reported in Thane, taking the death toll to four. Expressing concern over the rain situation in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people of the state to "stay safe" and take all essential precautions while speaking to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to review the developments. "The centre assures all possible support to the Maharashtra government in mitigating the situation due to heavy rains in parts of the state," Modi said in a series of tweets. Union home minister Rajnath Singh also talked to Fadnavis and took stock of the situation. Between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said Mumbai recorded 102 mm and the suburbs notched a staggering 316 mm rainfall. The IMD has forecast aceheavy to very heavy rains" for Mumbai and entire Konkan region during the next 24 hours owing to a "low pressure" area over south Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh, which was expected to be upgraded to a "deep depression". The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that in one hour, Mumbai recorded a staggering 70 mm rainfall, while it touched 100 mm between 8.30 am. and 1 pm. Till 3 pm, the BMC said Mumbai received 106 mm rainfall in about six hours, while the eastern suburbs got 78.5 mm and the western suburbs notched 85 mm during the same period. The state government has requisitioned the services of five disaster management teams, including three from Pune, and a holiday has been declared for all college and schools on Wednesday, said Education Minister Vinod Tawde. The BMC appealed to people not to step out of their home unless absolutely necessary, while the entire civic force — Mumbai Police, Fire Brigade and other agencies — were on high alert to combat the situation.
Representational image. PTI
Since Tuesday morning, many parts of Mumbai and suburbs were inundated with up to three to four feet of water on the highways, main and arterial roads, bylanes, housing complexes, railway stations and even the Mumbai Airport. However even with more than 180 trees and half a dozen walls collapsing in different parts of the city, flooding and waterlogging, there were no casualties. Around 6.30 am, the rains triggered a landslide in adjoining Thane district, leading to derailment of 10 coaches of the Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express but there were no casualties. The torrential rains have hit the immersion ceremonies on the fifth day of the Ganeshotsav on Tuesday, with many marquees deciding to postpone it by two days. Suburban local trains were massively hit with disruption in services due to flooding on the railway tracks at several places. The Central Railway mainline was completely suspended for over four hours, Harbour Line was completely down, the Western Railway worked slowly and erratically, while there were disruptions on the Konkan Railway. Lakhs of commuters including students, were stranded in trains, railway stations or at bus stops. Many failed to reach their destinations and were compelled to return to their homes on foot, walking scores of kilometres from various points in the city. All the gurudwaras, several Hindu and Jain temples, Ganeshotsav marquees, mosques and dargahs, churches, Parsi organisations, NGOs, charitable institutions, housing complexes and individuals made arrangements to offer food and beverages to the weary and stranded commuters, and arrangements to rest for the night. Much later in the evening, activists of the state's ruling Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party and others got into the act and started organising relief efforts for the stranded millions. Waterlogging was reported from Dahisar, Borivali, Kandivali, Malad, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Vile Parle, Santacruz, Bandra, Matunga, Dadar, Elphinstone, Mumbai Central, Mazagaon, Lalbaug, Parel, Sion, Wadala, Kurla, Bhandup and other areas. The rains affected normal operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with flights getting delayed by around 35 minutes mainly on account of low visibility. Seven incoming flights were made to go around till landing permission was granted while three flights were diverted, though operations continued. Domestic and international passengers bound for the airport to catch their flights faced huge problems in reaching on time due to massive traffic snarls on the highways and main roads. Mumbai IMD head KS Hosalikar said that in three hours since 8.30 am, Mumbai suburbs recorded a whopping 86 mm of rains, while Colaba recorded around 16 mm of rains. He said the IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rains for at least the next 24 hours all over Maharashtra, especially over coastal North Konkan, Mumbai and other parts of the state. The IMD warning says "intense precipitation likely to occur over Mumbai city, suburbs, Dahanu and Raigad during the latter part today (Tuesday)". In Mumbai areas which recorded the heaviest rains are: Matunga 253 mm, Parel 230 mm, Wadala 260mm, Bandra 210 mm, Vile Parle and Santacruz A212 mm, Worli -235, and Kurla 208 mm, said a BMC Disaster Control official.
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