After a quick respite, heavy rains accompanied by thunder returned to Mumbai on Wednesday morning (July 8, 2026), delaying native practice providers and inflicting inconvenience to office-goers.
Lengthy-distance practice providers in direction of Gujarat remained disrupted as a result of waterlogging within the Vasai-Virar part in neighbouring Palghar district and at a number of areas in south Gujarat. Operations on the Mumbai–Pune route have been additionally but to be absolutely restored following landslides within the Bhor Ghat part on Monday (July 6, 2026).
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Movies confirmed lengthy queues of passengers wading by way of flooded tracks utilizing cell phone flashlights even after midnight following the suspension of suburban providers past Vasai Highway in Palghar on Tuesday night (July 7, 2026).
Tulsi Lake, one of many seven reservoirs supplying consuming water to Mumbai, began overflowing late at night time following heavy rainfall in its catchment space, hours after the close by Vihar Lake overflowed, civic officers stated.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has forecast intermittent mild to reasonable rainfall within the metropolis and suburbs in the course of the day.
Native practice providers, thought-about the lifeline of Mumbai, on each the Central Railway and Western Railway networks have been operating late by 25 to half-hour, whereas Metro and public bus providers operated usually.
Suburban providers on a piece of the Central Railway (CR) community have been delayed after ballast beneath the tracks was washed away between Neral and Shelu stations in neighbouring Raigad district as a result of heavy rainfall within the early hours.
The ballast washout close to Neral station was seen at round 4 a.m. Each tracks have been attended to right away, and practice providers resumed earlier than 6.15 a.m., CR Chief Public Relations Officer Swapnil Nila instructed PTI.
Restoration work within the Bhor Ghat part between Karjat and Lonavala stations was nonetheless underway following the landslide earlier this week, he stated. In consequence, a number of long-distance trains have been diverted, cancelled or short-terminated.
Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek stated the motion of mail and categorical trains remained suspended from 7.20 p.m. on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) until 6.50 a.m. on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) as a result of waterlogging close to a bridge near Sachin station within the Surat space. Practice operations resumed after the water receded.
He stated 39 trains had been cancelled, 21 short-terminated and 46 rescheduled thus far because of the disruption.
“Native trains are operating between Churchgate, Virar and Dahanu with delays of 25 to half-hour, primarily as a result of velocity restrictions between Vasai, Nalasopara and Virar,” Mr. Abhishek stated, including that tracks have been inundated, however the water was beneath the hazard stage.
Greater than 200 suburban providers have been cancelled on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) due to a number of causes, primarily monsoon-related flooding, he stated.
The Western Railway suspended suburban providers past Vasai Highway round 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), after floodwaters rose above monitor stage, prompting lots of of stranded commuters to stroll from Vasai to Virar by way of knee-deep water alongside the railway tracks.
Movies circulating on social media confirmed lengthy queues of passengers wading by way of flooded tracks utilizing cell phone flashlights even after midnight.
Some clips purportedly confirmed commuters protesting at Vasai Highway station and travelling from Vasai to Virar in tractors after practice providers have been suspended. PTI couldn’t independently confirm the authenticity of the movies.
Based on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC), the island metropolis acquired a mean rainfall of 61.13 mm in the course of the 48 hours ending at 8 a.m. on Wednesday (July 8, 2026), whereas the japanese and western suburbs recorded 86.66 mm and 86.90 mm, respectively.
The IMD has forecast a typically cloudy sky with intermittent spells of sunshine to reasonable rain over Mumbai and its suburbs in the course of the day, the civic physique stated.
A excessive tide of three.77 metres is predicted at 5.17 p.m. on Wednesday (July 8, 2026). The following excessive tide of three.49 metres is forecast at 7 a.m. on Thursday (July 9, 2026).
Tulsi Lake, the smallest of Mumbai’s seven water provide reservoirs, started overflowing at 11.43 p.m. on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), almost three hours after Vihar began overflowing at 9 p.m., the BMC stated.
Regardless of the 2 lakes overflowing, the mixed water inventory within the seven reservoirs supplying consuming water to the metropolis stood at 41.43% of their whole reside storage capability, it stated.
Modak Sagar was 72% full, Tansa almost 69%, Bhatsa 36%, Center Vaitarna 35% and Higher Vaitarna 21%, whereas Vihar and Tulsi have been at full capability after overflowing on Tuesday night time (July 7, 2026).
The seven reservoirs had a reside storage of 598,589 million litres in opposition to their whole capability of 1,447,363 million litres, the BMC stated.
Situated inside Sanjay Gandhi Nationwide Park in Mumbai and 35 km from the BMC headquarters, Tulsi Lake has a reside storage capability of 8,046 million litres (804.6 crore litres) and provides a mean of 18 million litres of water per day to the town.
Based on the BMC, overflow from Tulsi flows into the Vihar Lake.
Vihar, Tulsi and Powai lakes are situated inside Mumbai. The Powai Lake additionally overflowed earlier this month, however its water just isn’t used for consuming functions.
Constructed in 1879 at a price of round ₹40 lakh, Tulsi Lake has a catchment space of 6.76 sq. km and a water unfold space of about 1.35 sq. km when full.
Final 12 months, Tulsi Lake overflowed on August 16, whereas in 2024, it began overflowing on August 4, the civic physique stated.
