Rain Causing Havoc: Student Drowned At Pandavkada Waterfall

Mumbai: Whole Mumbai is now afraid of another 26th July incident as the heavy downpour of rain has not yet ceased. It was reported that the rain will continue for the next 48 hours. The regional meteorological centre in Mumbai has reported that the rains could continue to fall for the next 48 hours with the same velocity.

At Pandavkada district students were washed off due to an abrupt increase in the water levels due to rains. The students were from SIES college, Nerul Mumbai. As per the reports the group had come to visit the banned waterfall and when the water level increased the water took them with it, the rescue team was able to save four of them, two are still missing. Entry to the waterfall is prohibited during monsoon season. A few of the college students were arrested last year when they tried to enter the waterfall as a lot of accidents have been registered on that spot.

Cattles were also washed off in the overflowing Surya river at the bridge in Palghar trains have been suspended between Thane and CSMT due to waterlogging in the Thane Railway station.`

The residents near Mithi river have been evacuated. As per the current condition of rain, the river can overflow anytime and in order to avoid any human loss, the residents have been evacuated and shifted to relief camps in Kranti Nagar and are provided with food and water packets. The police have also asked the residents to take necessary precautions and avoid going out for the weekend.

Schools and colleges in thane and Palghar are asked to observe a non-functioning day due to excessive rains and waterlogging. BMC in a tweet has asked to avoid visiting the sea or go near the beaches. “We appeal to citizens to avoid venturing near the sea or walking in waterlogged areas. In any emergency call us on 1916,” the official posted on Twitter.

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