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Mumbai Rains: IMD gets it right, but city doesn't
Updated On: 25 July, 2019 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Despite the IMD's prediction of a heavy rainfall day, the city witnessed waterlogging, traffic jams and train delays for the better part of Wednesday

The railway tracks too were waterlogged at certain places like Sion. Pic /Pradeep Dhivar
After having disappeared for a couple of weeks, rains returned to the city on Tuesday night, yet again, disrupting life and services for the first half of Wednesday. The showers will subside by Thursday, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) which had predicted Wednesday's downpour.
While the IMD got it right this time, the city yet again remained unprepared for heavy rainfall that began on Tuesday night. It had subsided by Wednesday evening though, making commuters' journey back home slightly less chaotic. During the morning rush hours, the city witnessed waterlogging at many places, along with delays in train schedules and changes in BEST routes. As many as 40 BEST routes had to be diverted across the city on Wednesday.


