In a video message, Ashwini Bhide, Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), addressed concerns after visuals of flooding at the station went viral. She said the incident occurred due to extremely heavy rainfall—90 mm in just one hour between 9.30 am and 10.30 am on Monday—and high tide conditions
Acharya Atre Chowk Station near Worli Naka was shut as overnight and morning rains brought Mumbai to a standstill on Monday. Pic/Ashish Raje
A day after the Acharya Atre Chowk Station on Mumbai Metro Line-3 experienced waterlogging following the first spell of showers, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) Managing Director Ashwini Bhide said the incident was triggered by extremely heavy rainfall —90 mm in just one hour, between 9.30 am and 10.30 am on Monday—and high tide conditions that overwhelmed the stormwater drainage system.
On Monday, the waterlogging prompted a brief disruption in services at the station, which was opened only 16 days ago.
In a video message, Bhide addressed commuters' concerns after visuals of flooding at the station went viral. According to Bhide, the flooding was confined to a pit near one of the under-construction entry-exit points of the station and services on the rest of the line were unaffected. “As much as 11 lakh litres of rainwater collected in the pit in an hour,” she said, adding “Due to the overflow, the water entered the station concourse and platform level.”
On Monday, as Mumbai was affected by a heavy downpour, the Acharya Atre Chowk Aqualine Station experienced water seepage through an under-construction entry point. In a statement to the press, @AshwiniBhide ,MD, MMRC, provides clarity on the cause of flooding and the necessary… pic.twitter.com/eCJ7bDTO4m
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Emergency systems were activated promptly, and a few people were evacuated as a precaution, said Bhide. The station was temporarily closed, and services between Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Cuffe Parade were halted, while operations continued uninterrupted between other stations such as JB Nagar and Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR), she added.
Bhide clarified that while two of the five entry-exit points at Acharya Atre Chowk station are already operational and sufficient for current ridership, the remaining three are still under construction and will be completed in the next two to three months. “A bund wall had been erected at the construction site, but the volume of rainwater surpassed its capacity,” she explained.
Bhide also stated that no water entered the metro tunnels or affected the track infrastructure, and around 40,000 passengers used the Mumbai Metro Line-3 on Monday. “Even on the day of the flooding and today [Tuesday], metro trains have been running safely. The station is expected to reopen within a day or two,” Bhide assured commuters.
The MMRC is now working on a permanent solution to prevent such incidents in the future, she added, urging the public not to panic and reiterating that the metro system remains safe and operational.
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