After two days (Saturday and Sunday) of consecutive rains

in Mumbai, Mumbaikars had a tough time commuting

across the city even as the Indian Meteorological
Department (IMD) predicted heavy rains on Monday as
well. According to Skymet Weather Mumbai may record
moderate to heavy showers on Monday. IMD has
predicted heavy rains for the next two days, Hindustan
Times reported.
On Sunday, many roads in the city were waterlogged,
however, without any major traffic diversion. According
to The Times of India, the Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) disaster management has begun water
pumping to send the rainwater into the sea.

People at Jogeshwari station on Sunday. PTI

From 8 am to 3 pm on Sunday, the weather station in
Mumbai city recorded 63.29 mm rain, that in eastern
suburb recorded 64.45 mm rain, while the station in
western suburb registered 64.34 mm rainfall, said BMC's
deputy municipal commissioner Sudhir Naik.
He said buses were diverted in Andheri and Dadar, while
pumps were pressed into service to flush out excess water
in low lying areas.
According to the Hindustan Times report, BMC operated
three pumps on Sunday, each at the Haji Ali and Brittania
pumping station, four at Irla, two each at Lovegrove and
Cleveland and one at Guzderband, which has pumps that
can can drain out 10,000 litres of water per second.
"There was a 4.49 m high tide at 11.05 am and another
high tide will be at 11.11 pm. Besides, the meteorological
department has predicted heavy rain for the next 24 hours
and our machinery is ready to tackle any eventuality," he
said while briefing reporters at the BMC headquarters.
According to another official in the control room,
heavy rains in the last 12-hours caused waterlogging
in low-lying areas of Sion, Dadar, Mumbai Central,
Kurla, Andheri, Sakinaka affecting traffic movement.
Heavy rains have ensured sufficient water stock in
reservoirs. Out of seven reservoirs that supply water to
Mumbai city four are yet to overflow, Naik said.
With the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival set to kickstart
from Friday, Ganpati idols will be transported to various
pandals across the city through the week like every year.
This, clubbed with the heavy rains, is likely to affect traffic
in the city.