Mumbai, 21 July (HS): Several areas of Mumbai were

inundated as heavy rains lashed suburbs Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Mulund, Chembur,

Gowandi, and Western Mumbai’s Andheri, Bandra, Biriwali, Dahisar, South Mumbai’s

Dadar, King Circle, Lalbag, etc.Since

early morning on Monday, heavy rain started in Mumbai and Konkan regions.

Travellers had to walk through two to three feet of deep water on the road. Road traffic

moved at a snail’s pace, while railway tracks were under water at several stations.

The local trains are running 10 to 12 minutes behind schedule. Heavy

traffic jam was reported on the Western Express Highway, and the Andheri

subway was under water, halting the road traffic. A similar jams were reported

on Boriwali – Bandra road at Santa Cruz, Vile Parley, Andheri, Jogeshwari,

Goregaon, and Malad.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar