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PHOTOS: Heavy rains slow down Mumbai's janata

August 21, 2014 15:33 IST

Image: The heavy rains left roads in Dadar water-logged.
Photographs: Arun Patil

Heavy rains in Mumbai’s Dadar area led to waterlogging, causing numerous problems to commuters.

A college student struck at the footpath, Ashish, told ANI, “The problem of waterlogging happens every year. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation was said to have done some arrangements but nothing is visible of that sort. The government does not take any action against it.”

PHOTOS: Heavy rains slow down Mumbai's janata

Image: Men and women wade through knee-high water at Dadar.
Photographs: Arun Patil

A regular commuter, Anand told ANI, “I have been living in the city for the past 40 years but BMC did not do any work. We suffer from waterlogging every year during rains.”

 

PHOTOS: Heavy rains slow down Mumbai's janata

Image: A driver pushes his car through the flooded roads after it stalls.
Photographs: Arun Patil

The flooding caused severe traffic jams in the area and in some cases also caused cars to stall.

PHOTOS: Heavy rains slow down Mumbai's janata

Image: The heavy rains caused traffic to be delayed by at least 1 or 2 hours.
Photographs: Arun Patil

Commuters had to endure horrible traffic snarls at Dadar, Wadala, Sion after the areas were waterlogged.

PHOTOS: Heavy rains slow down Mumbai's janata

Image: A maintenance man stands in the pouring rain diverting traffic away.
Photographs: Arun Patil

Last month, traffic was reported to have been moving at a slow pace at several places following the rains. Commuters also had a hard time travelling due to poor visibility. 

Source: ANI