The perils of living, working or commuting in Mumbai and its suburbs don't seem to end. Both commuters and staff at the railway station's building in Thane have been suffering due to excessive leakages inside the premises this monsoon. While commuters have been dodging rainwater leaking into the waiting rooms, staff has been forced to work in rooms where the ceilings leak and the rainwater covers the floor. One of the four office rooms has been vacated due to the leakage. Staff members say that the leakage existed last monsoon, too, but has increased this season. Due to the leakage there is a fear of short circuits, so some of the fans and lights are not switched on.

One room shut
The station building has a VIP waiting room on the ground floor while there are separate waiting rooms for men and women, and four office rooms on the first floor. One of these office rooms cannot be used owing to the leakage and has been kept shut. When this reporter met the station director in his office, she saw water all over the floor and excessive leakage from the ceiling.