Heavy rain disrupts life in Mumbai, several areas waterlogged, monorail service stopped
Mumbai (The Uttam Hindu): The monorail suddenly stopped amid heavy rains in Mumbai. Due to technical fault, the monorail stopped midway near Antop Hill. After this, there was panic among the passengers. According to the information, all the 17 passengers on the monorail have been evacuated safely and no one has been injured.
According to preliminary information, the monorail stopped due to a technical fault. Fire officer V.N. Sangale has confirmed that all 17 passengers have been evacuated safely. After the passengers have been evacuated safely, the monorail will now be taken out after coupling it.
Let us tell you that rain has once again become a problem in Maharashtra. Heavy rains have been falling in many areas of the state since late night. Meanwhile, due to heavy rains in Mumbai many parts of the city got severely waterlogged. On Monday morning, roads in the King's Circle area were seen as canals. Mumbaikars woke up to rain on Monday morning. Traffic remained slow during peak office hours due to waterlogging in low-lying areas of the city and suburbs. After heavy rains throughout the night and in the morning, water accumulated on the tracks at Kurla station on the Central Railway route and Bandra station on the Western Railway network. Local trains are running with some delay.