Mumbai: Heavy rain floods Hindmata, Gandhi Market, Andheri subway again

Andheri subway was closed as heavy rain lashed the city. File pic

As heavy rainfall battered Mumbai throughout the day, the chronic waterlogging spots of Hindmata in Dadar East and Gandhi Market area near Matunga faced flooding. Similarly, Andheri subway, a chronic waterlogging spot in the western suburbs, was also flooded.

The India Meteorological Department had issued a red alert for rain on Monday. To ease monsoon flooding, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had in 2021 completed the construction of underground water holding tanks at both these waterlogging spots. The tank at Hindmata has a capacity to store 30 lakh litres of water.

The water level was almost a foot high in Dadar East. File PIC/RANE ASHISH

According to the BMC's disaster management department, the Gandhi Market area reported waterlogging between 7 am and 9 am on Monday, with less than one foot of water and Hindmata reported waterlogging at around 6 am on Monday, with 115 mm of water. "All pumps at Hindmata were operating at full capacity, so water was receding quickly. We did not have to close the road for traffic," a BMC official told mid-day.

Several other areas, including the Worli Naka, areas in Wadala, Mankhurd subway, areas in Ghatkopar in the eastern suburbs, areas around the Mumbai airport in Santacruz, and areas in Bandra East, experienced minor localised flooding. Over 500 dewatering pumps are operational across the city this monsoon.