Mumbai Rains: BMC Issues Public Advisory, Urges Residents To Stay Indoors Amid Red Alert

The BMC has urged Mumbai residents to stay indoors, avoid hazardous areas, and follow official advisories as heavy rains continue under a Red Alert. Citizens can seek assistance through the 24-hour helpline 1916.

The massive landslide has also severely affected traffic movement in the area. Traffic on both the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the old Mumbai-Pune Highway was halted on Monday

Gupta's post comes amid a spell of heavy rainfall that has battered Mumbai and its surrounding regions over the past three days, claiming at least 10 lives.

SDMA has advised private firms in mumbai to implement work from home arrangements while government offices have been directed to observe a half-day

IMD issued a Red Alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar, warning of very heavy rain and strong winds. Schools were shut and flights were disrupted as airlines cautioned passengers amid widespread monsoon impact.

Suburban services on the Main, Harbour, Trans-Harbour, and Port lines continue to operate, excluding the affected Karjat-Khopoli section, according to Central Railway.

A landslide near Tunnel 2 on the newly opened Khopoli-Kusgaon "Missing Link" alignment forced authorities to divert traffic from the Pune to Mumbai carriageway beginning around 4 am.

The decision was taken after heavy rains caused widespread waterlogging, transport disruptions, and safety concerns for the thousands of dabbawalas who travel across Mumbai using trains, bicycles and handcarts.

The landslide comes amid a spell of heavy rainfall that has caused widespread disruption across the Mumbai-Pune region, also affecting rail connectivity.

Heavy rains in Maharashtra caused landslides and road closures, shutting Mumbai–Pune Expressway and key ghat routes including Tamhini and Varandha. Traffic between Mumbai, Pune and Raigad remains severely disrupted.

The decision was taken as a precautionary safety measure due to heavy rainfall and the adverse weather forecast issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

Mumbai University has postponed all July 6 examinations due to heavy rain and an IMD orange alert. Revised exam dates will be announced soon.

With the high tide coinciding with the ongoing heavy rainfall, civic officials have cautioned citizens against venturing near the sea and low-lying coastal areas, and urged residents to follow official advisories .

After a delayed and insufficient monsoon in June, these lakes are now beginning to replenish amid widespread rainfall.

The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall, with extremely heavy rain at isolated places, and gusty winds for Monday.

Monsoon Alert Highlights: The disruptions occurred amid the ongoing monsoon season, when periods of intense rainfall and gusty winds frequently impact air travel, particularly on high-density routes such as the Delhi-Mumbai corridor.

The authorities appealed to citizens to avoid travelling between Pune and Mumbai until further orders.

The expressway disruption comes amid a spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall over the Mumbai-Pune region that has also hit rail connectivity between the two cities.

The Central Railway said the landslide occurred between Thakurvadi (TKW) and Monkey Hill Loop Cabin (MHLC) on the Up Main Line of Mumbai Division, in the stretch between Karjat and Lonavala.

Heavy rainfall triggered landslides on the Central Railway's Karjat-Lonavala ghat section, disrupting train services. Maharashtra also witnessed widespread flooding, school closures and a fatal building collapse in Mumbai.

IMD's regional office in Mumbai had warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall, with extremely heavy rain at isolated places, across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

All government, private and municipal schools and colleges across Mumbai to remain closed on Monday, July 6 due to heavy rainfall forecast.

The National Disaster Response Force, Mumbai Fire Brigade, local police, BMC ward staff and 108 ambulance services reached the site soon after the collapse was reported, and undertook rescue efforts to pull residents out from under the debris.

The incident occurred at Chawl No 5 in Janta Nagar, behind Hanuman Mandir, at around 8.30 pm, officials said. Earlier, officials had said that four to five persons were feared trapped at the scene.