Mumbai, July 15: Train services were affected on the Badlapur stretch of the Central Railways in Thane district after heavy rains washed away stone chips from the tracks.
“Due to heavy rains since yesterday, there have been strong water currents across the tracks beyond Badlapur railway station due to which the stone chips on the tracks were washed away at a few locations,” Shriniwas Mudgerikar, Chief Public Relations Officer for Central Railway said.
As a result, trains going beyond Badlapur towards Karjat had to be stopped since about 0845 hours and work was on to restore services, he said.
“All outstation mail trains using the Karjat route have been diverted onto the Karjat-Panvel-Diva route while the work is carried out,” Mudgerikar said adding suburban rail services were being operated only till Badlapur while restoration work was on.
Services on the Western line were largely unaffected.
Flights were also delayed by a few minutes due to poor visibility at the airport.
Landslides
Overnight heavy rains triggered a landslide near a slum locality in suburban Jogeshwari, police said.
No casualty was reported in the incident at Saripur Nagar on Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, they said, adding operations were on to clear the debris.
Heavy downpour continued in the metropolis for the second consecutive day today.
Another landslide in Konkan region disrupted traffic on the Sindhudurg-Kolhapur Road this morning.
The landslide occurred at around 6 am in the Ghats in Kurud area of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra Disaster Management Cell said here.
Public Works Department (PWD) personnel were pressed into service to clear the debris and one side of the road was opened for traffic at around 8 am, it said.
More rains expected
Rainfall recorded in the last 22 hours since 8.30 am yesterday was 240.1 mm, according to the weather office here.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea for the next 24 hours as the sea is rough to very rough with southwesterly to westerly waves, the Met office said.
The weather office has forecasted frequent spells of rain or thundershowers with heavy to very heavy rain in parts of the city and suburbs. Strong gusty winds are also likely.
–Agencies