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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Underground metro stn, tracks at CSMT flooded on Day One
Mumbai: There was a buzz about early monsoon for days and when it arrived on Monday, it brought the city's infra to its knees, catching the authorities unawares. For, Mumbai's latest transport network, the underground metro, took on water. Areas that wouldn't get flooded earlier got waterlogged — such as CSMT tracks — local train services were cancelled and flights disrupted as rain poured while the IMD's yellow alert turned orange and then red (warning of extremely heavy rain in isolated areas). The shocker was waterlogging in the recently opened Acharya Atre Chowk station of Metro-3 in Worli as authorities had promised safe travel in the underground network "in the flood-prone city. " As a result, Aqua Line's services were curtailed at Worli. While BMC blamed the IMD for a "delayed red alert", the railways accused the civic body of non-functional pumping stations. With the island city receiving more rain than the suburbs, a road in Kemps Corner cracked open, part of a residential building collapsed in Mahim and a retaining wall collapsed in Walkeshwar area. Water entered the ground-floor corridor of KEM Hospital, causing minor disruption for staff and patients' relatives. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo Dr Sandesh Parelkar, acting dean, said, "We used pumps and manual labour. The situation was under control within an hour. " CM Fadnavis, who was accompanying Union home minister Amit Shah to Nagpur and Nanded, monitored the situation and said he ordered immediate assessment in affected areas. Outside Mantralaya, the state secretariat, access road was partially waterlogged. Employees had to wade through knee-deep water. The saving grace in the city that never stops: Attendance in most offices was low, as the early morning bolt of thunder and lightning sounded the alarm bell, prompting people to work from home. The onset of the city's earliest monsoon in recorded history ought to have been an occasion to cheer. Instead, Monday's first rainfall exposed the innards of the city's unpreparedness as several areas witnessed waterlogging. Suburban train services, especially Harbour line, were affected by waterlogging at places like Masjid and CSMT. Heavy rain and dense cloud cover also disrupted flight operations at the airport. Wall and building collapses and tree fall were reported from Mahim, Malabar Hill, and Teen Batti area. A road in Kemps Corner cracked open, which locals said looked like a cave-in. D Ward officials said the mastic asphalt layer had popped up but was repaired. Part of a residential building collapsed at Pitambari Lane in Mahim. A retaining wall collapsed in Walkeshwar area. No one was hurt in the incident, but authorities evacuated a nearby cessed building as precaution. Following an inspection, Mhada declared the structure unsafe and decided to demolish it. Officials said the building posed a risk of collapse due to its proximity to the damaged wall and its own deteriorating condition. Traffic was impacted in the usual spots like King's Circle, Hindmata, and Andheri and Malad subways. Waterlogging, vehicle breakdown and tree collapse were the causes. A dozen BEST buses were stuck on waterlogged roads and 20 routes diverted. Autorickshaw refusals were rampant in Kurla, Jogeshwari and Ghatkopar as drivers declined to ply to congested or waterlogged areas. Very few Kaali-Peeli taxis were available, commuters complained. Aggregator cabs had surge pricing. A cab ride from CSMT to Mulund cost Rs 1,000, which is 20% more than normal fare. Schools are shut for summer vacation, but Mumbai University granted extra time to examinees who arrived late. Western Express Highway, since noon, did not have much traffic towards Dahisar. BJP Mumbai president Ashish Shelar blamed the erstwhile govt for the flooding. "In 2006, Rs 1,200 crore was allocated for the BRIMSTOWAD project. Today, the cost has gone up to Rs 4,000 crore yet it is not completed. They were in power for 25 years and only looted Mumbai," he claimed. In Thane district too, rail and road transport were disrupted. Council administrator Maruti Gaikwad said, "In view of the rising level of Ulhas River, we have shifted about 100 locals to a safe place."
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
15 Covid cases at KEM in 2 months, all cured: Hospital
Mumbai: A 14-year-old girl with kidney disease and a 59-year-old woman with cancer who died at BMC-run KEM Hospital in Parel early Sunday tested positive for Covid-19 posthumously. Dr Mohan Desai, medical superintendent of KEM Hospital, clarified that the paediatric patient had nephrotic syndrome and died due to kidney failure. "The cancer patient, on the other hand, died of sepsis," he added. Dr Sandesh Parelkar, acting dean of the hospital, said, "It is clear these deaths were not related to Covid-19... There is no need for public panic. Covid-19 no longer causes serious symptoms like it did earlier." Over the past two months, KEM Hospital has reported 15 Covid-19 cases, all of them mild and flu-like. All the patients recovered without complications, hospital officials said. "Viruses, over time, become endemic and lose their severity," said Dr Pratibha Singhal, associate professor in the pulmonology department. "We continue to see Covid-19 patients off and on over the past two to three years. They typically recover well. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here! Expertinspector Click Here Undo Like with any virus, it is only in patients with comorbidities that Covid can become serious, but even that has become rare." She added that there has been a slight surge in recent weeks, though numbers remain low. "We are seeing one or two cases every couple of weeks. May and June are peak seasons for viral infections," Dr Singhal said. Pulmonologist Dr Chetan Jain said he saw 3-4 RT-PCR Covid-positive patients over the last two weeks across Vikhroli, Ghatkopar, and Kurla. "All had mild symptoms: low-grade fever, no breathlessness, no lung involvement. Three were in their 20s and one in their 40s. All have recovered," he said.
