Pedestrians in Mumbai were seen covering their heads to protect themselves from the intense heat as the city recorded temperatures ranging between 26 degC and 36 degC with humidity at 57 pc. The scorching conditions have made outdoor movement increasingly uncomfortable for Mumbaikars, with residents finding ways to shield themselves from the blazing sun during peak afternoon hours (Pics/Satej Shinde)
13 March,2026 05:00 PM IST | Tarun Verma
Residents of Mumbai were seen visiting LPG refilling agencies near Kulupwadi on the Western Express Highway at Borivali (East) to hand over empty cylinders and collect refilled ones on Friday. Pics/Satej Shinde
13 March,2026 01:41 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Pedestrians were on Friday seen wearing face masks while walking along the Western Express Highway in Borivali to protect themselves from air pollution. Pics/Satej Shinde
13 March,2026 11:45 AM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
mid-day test drive
Mumbai’s flyovers, built to ease traffic at junctions and signals, are increasingly clogged during peak hours due to the movement of heavy vehicles. Mid-day recently conducted a test drive on both corridors to reveal that the extensive use of flyovers by outstation buses and goods carriers is causing congestion. City-based transport experts believe that easing congestion on arterial routes requires barring heavy vehicles from flyovers. According to the traffic police, the movement of heavy vehicles is restricted from 8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 9 pm. Pics/Satej Shinde, Ashish Raje and Ranjeet Jadhav (Story/Ranjeet Jadhav and Rajendra Aklekar)
06 March,2026 01:43 PM IST | Asif Ali SayedADVERTISEMENT
