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The Print
2 days ago
- General
- The Print
Metro rail line 3 operations from Acharya Atre Chowk station resume after May 26 rain mayhem
In a post on X, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) announced resumption of metro services from 1 pm, adding that all services between Aarey-JVLR to Acharya Atre Chowk will be operated as per regular schedule. Metro Line 3 is Mumbai's first fully underground Metro line and is currently under phased construction. Mumbai, May 31 (PTI) Metro rail line 3 operations from Acharya Atre Chowk terminal station in Mumbai resumed on Saturday afternoon after being suspended on May 26 due to flooding caused by heavy rains. On May 26, the MMRC had suspended metro train services from Worli to Acharya Atre Chowk stations as a a precautionary measure and to ensure passenger safety. In a statement issued that day, the MMRC cited water seepage at the under-construction entry/exit structure of Acharya Atrey Chowk station along Dr Annie Besant Road due to sudden and intense rainfall. The incident occurred when the RCC water-retaining wall constructed at entry/ exit collapsed due to a sudden ingress of water from an adjoining utility, the MMRC had added. Water seepage inside the Acharya Atre Chowk metro station occurred due to a 'sudden kind of event' and could not be prevented, MMRC managing director Ashwini Bhide had said on May 27. She added that there was no safety issue as far as underground metro is concerned. The inundation inside the metro station had raised concerns about construction quality and monsoon preparedness on the 33-km long Colaba-BKC-Aarey JVLR underground metro corridor. The metro service on 12.44 km long phase 1 between JVLR Aarey and BKC was launched on October 7, 2024. On May 9, the MMRC extended the underground metro services between the Bandra-Kurla Complex and Aacharya Atre Chowk stations. PTI KK BNM This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Climate
- Business Standard
IMD predicts light rain for Mumbai today, Delhi under orange alert
Mumbai is likely to witness light rain on Friday (May 30), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The forecast also indicates a generally cloudy sky with thunder, lightning and gusty winds. Daytime temperatures are expected to range between 25 and 32 degrees Celsius. The IMD has also warned of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Konkan and Goa from May 27 to June 2. Mumbai logs record May rainfall Mumbai recorded its highest 24-hour rainfall for May since Cyclone Tauktae in 2021, marking the early onset of the southwest monsoon. On Tuesday, Santacruz's cumulative rainfall reached 324 mm, while Colaba broke its May record of 279.4 mm set in 1918, making it the wettest May day ever recorded there. Heavy rain and waterlogging disrupted flights and train services. Airlines such as IndiGo and Air India issued travel advisories. On Wednesday, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) Managing Director Ashwini Bhide said water seepage at Acharya Atre Chowk station was due to sudden intense rainfall and assured there was no safety risk, with all protocols followed. The flooding affected both concourse and platform levels after Mumbai saw nearly 90 mm of rain in just 90 minutes. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) fined four mini pumping station operators ₹10 lakh each for failing to install and activate pumps at key flood-prone junctions during the downpour. The BMC said penalties were imposed on operators at Hindmata, Gandhi Market, Yellow Gate and Chunabhatti for not ensuring the stations were operational before May 25, as mandated in the pre-monsoon requirements. Orange alert in Delhi Delhi is set to see cloudy skies with moderate rainfall today. Thunderstorms and lightning are expected as well. The minimum temperature is likely to hover around 27 degrees Celsius, while the maximum is expected to reach 37 degrees Celsius. The IMD has issued an orange alert for the day. Air quality in Delhi remained in the 'moderate' category on Friday morning. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 154 at 8 am on May 30. According to the CPCB, AQI is categorised as follows: 0–50 (Good), 51–100 (Satisfactory), 101–200 (Moderate), 201–300 (Poor), 301–400 (Very Poor), and 401–500 (Severe).
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Business Standard
5 days ago
- Climate
- Business Standard
IMD predicts heavy rain for Mumbai today; Delhi under yellow alert
Mumbai is likely to continue witnessing heavy rainfall on Thursday (May 29), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The forecast indicates a generally cloudy sky with thunder, lightning, and gusty winds. Daytime temperatures are expected to range between 24 and 31 degrees Celsius. The IMD has also warned of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall across central Maharashtra from May 27 to 29, and over Konkan and Goa from May 27 to June 2. Mumbai logs record May rainfall Mumbai recorded its highest 24-hour rainfall for May since Cyclone Tauktae in 2021, marking the early onset of the southwest monsoon. On Tuesday, Santacruz's cumulative rainfall reached 324 mm, while Colaba broke its May record of 279.4 mm set in 1918, making it the wettest May day ever recorded there. Heavy rain and waterlogging disrupted flights and train services. Airlines like IndiGo and Air India issued travel advisories. On Wednesday, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) Managing Director Ashwini Bhide said water seepage at Acharya Atre Chowk station was due to sudden intense rainfall and assured there was no safety risk, with all protocols followed. The flooding affected both concourse and platform levels after Mumbai saw nearly 90 mm of rain in just 90 minutes. BMC fines mini pumping station operators The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) fined four mini pumping station operators ₹10 lakh each for failing to install and activate pumps at key flood-prone junctions during the downpour. Waterlogging across low-lying areas disrupted suburban trains and road traffic in locations like King's Circle, Mantralaya, Dadar TT, Kalachowki, Wadala, Hindmata, and Churchgate. Yellow alert in Delhi Meanwhile, Delhi residents woke up to pleasant weather after thunderstorms and heavy rainfall over the past few days that caused flight delays, traffic jams, and power outages. Delhi is set to see partly cloudy skies with hot, humid conditions today. Thunderstorms and lightning are expected as well. The minimum temperature is likely to hover around 28 degrees Celsius, while the maximum is expected to reach 39 degrees Celsius. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for the day. Air quality in Delhi improved slightly but fell back into the 'moderate' category on Tuesday morning after a massive dust storm. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 143 at 8 am on May 29.
Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
1.1 million litres of water in an under-construction pit at AAC led to its collapse
MUMBAI: Monday's unprecedented downpour put to test the Aqua Line of Mumbai metro, where 1.1 million litres of water accumulated in its last station – the Acharya Atre Chowk (AAC) – which was only partially opened to public. There are six entry-exit gates to the station, of which two are open for public; four are under-construction. The heavy rain led to one of the under-construction gates flooding, leading to services to AAC being suspended. The weight of the rainwater in the pit led to its collapse, flooding the station premises below. The temporary protective concrete retaining wall around it also failed to withstand the force of water. Officials from the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) said the reason behind such an eventuality was because the area around Worli recorded 90 mm of rainfall in an hour (9.30-10.30 am); high tide alongside added to the problem. The AAC station is expected to reopen in a couple of days. 'The deepest point of this station is at 22 meters where water and slush has reached. High powered pumps are being used to flush it all out. Cleaning this portion is our first priority,' said Ashwini Bhide, managing director, MMRCL, on Tuesday. She also expressed optimism about reopening the AAC station in a couple of days. People in the know told HT that the retaining wall was built only to withstand 'normal rain', and that a red alert is sounded if rainfall exceeds 25 mm in an hour. This under-construction entry-exit point is located along Dr Annie Besant Road, where an overflowing stormwater drain also compounded the problem. 'The work of fitting the base slab on this under construction portion was pending. So, we created a pit with the retaining wall. 1.1 million litres of rain water was too much for this temporary pit to contain, which collapsed and crashed onto the station concourse. No other station on the underground Line-3 suffered similar problem,' said an official from MMRCL. An officer, who did not wish to be named, told HT that slush and water had entered the lifts and escalators, 'which are being cleaned and will be tested on Wednesday'. Pumps have been deployed 24*7 to clean the tracks. The officer also said that a permanent protection wall is being built around the damaged part of the station, which will take a couple of months to be ready. This will help prevent any ingress of water in future. Other stations of this route – Worli to Aarey JVLR – are protected, the officer added. While two entry-exit points are sufficient to service the station's existing passenger load, this incident has raised concerns about its safe operations, drainage systems and overall monsoon preparedness especially when MMRCL claimed earlier that the high profile ₹37,000-crore corridor was flood-proof. 'Passengers have no cause for worry on the underground metro corridor. Trains can be reversed on the southern end inside the tunnel, where water has not entered,' said the official. On Monday, close to 40,000 passengers travelled on Aarey JVLR-Worli route while on Tuesday over 45,000 passengers travelled on this line.
Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
Will Mumbai receive heavy rain today? Here's IMD's weather forecast
Mumbai rain forecast: Days after torrential downpour pounded Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department forecast a "generally cloudy sky with heavy rain" for the financial capital on Wednesday, May 28. There is also a possibility of thunder or lightning accompanied by gusty winds at isolated places, it added. According to the weather department, the minimum temperature for the day is likely to settle at 24 degrees Celsius, while the maximum is expected to be around 31 degrees Celsius. IMD's weather forecast said scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds is likely over Konkan and Goa, and Madhya Maharashtra from May 27 to June 2. It also forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places over Madhya Maharashtra from May 27 to 29, and over Konkan and Goa from May 27 to June 2. "Isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely over Konkan and ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra on May 27," the weather office added. A day after the onset of the southwest monsoon, Mumbai received the highest one-day rainfall in May since 2021, when the extremely severe cyclonic storm Cyclone Tauktae, said to be the worst cyclone in the last four decades, brushed past the city. In the 24 hours ending at 8.30am on Tuesday, the city baseline weather station in Santacruz recorded 144 mm of rain while Colaba recorded 161.9 mm. As of Tuesday morning, Santacruz logged 324 mm of rainfall, while Colaba recorded the highest ever rainfall in May, breaching its previous record of 279.4 mm in 1918. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday fined the operators of four out of ten mini pumping stations for failing to install and operate pumps to drain the water accumulated at key locations in the city following heavy rainfall a day ago. Locations across Mumbai reported severe waterlogging on Monday after the city received heavy rainfall. Vehicular and rail traffic was affected in several areas. The BMC said that mini pumping station operators at four points, Hindmata, Gandhi Market, Yellow Gate, and Chunabhatti, all located in low-lying areas prone to waterlogging, were penalised ₹10 lakh each. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) on Tuesday clarified that the water seepage inside the Acharya Atre Chowk metro station was caused by a "sudden kind of event" that could not be prevented. It asserted that there is "no safety issue" with the underground Metro system. MMRC managing director Ashwini Bhide said there is absolutely no safety issue as far as the underground Metro is concerned, adding that all standard operating procedures (SOPs) were followed after Monday morning's incident. Operations between the Acharya Atre Chowk metro station and Worli were suspended on Monday as rainwater flooded the Aqua line station on Mumbai Metro's Line 3.
