Mumbai monsoon disrupts daily life

THE ASIAN AGE.

Published : Aug 4, 2019, 2:52 pm IST

Updated : Aug 22, 2020, 6:20 pm IST

Mumbai-GRP men and women working as their office flooded with water at Kalyan GRP office on August 4. (Photo: Debashish Dey)

Mumbai-GRP men and women working as their office flooded with water at Kalyan GRP office on August 4. (Photo: Debashish Dey)

The ocean spewed back all the trash disposed into it at Marine Drive as Mumbai faces its highest high tide of the season. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

The ocean spewed back all the trash disposed into it at Marine Drive as Mumbai faces its highest high tide of the season. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

The ocean spewed back all the trash disposed into it at Marine Drive as Mumbai faces its highest high tide of the season. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Municipal workers walk through to remove the huge garbage that was spread over near the Marine drive during the high tide on Saturday August 3, 2019 in Mumbai. Mumbai face its highest high tide of the season on Saturday. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Municipal workers walk through to remove the huge garbage that was spread over near the Marine drive during the high tide on Saturday August 3, 2019 in Mumbai. Mumbai face its highest high tide of the season on Saturday. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Visuals of waterlogged roads that caused people to get stuck on the roads. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Visuals of waterlogged roads that caused people to get stuck on the roads. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Visuals of waterlogged roads at LBS marg in Kurla.(Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Visuals of waterlogged roads at LBS marg in Kurla.(Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Visuals from between Sion and Kurla station after Central Suburban Railway was closed from Thane to CSMT and people resorted to walking on the tracks. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Visuals from between Sion and Kurla station after Central Suburban Railway was closed from Thane to CSMT and people resorted to walking on the tracks. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Another visual from between Sion and Kurla station after Central Suburban Railway was closed from Thane to CSMT and people resorted to walking on the tracks. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Another visual from between Sion and Kurla station after Central Suburban Railway was closed from Thane to CSMT and people resorted to walking on the tracks. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Mithi River’s water level crossed its danger mark after a heavy rain fall on Sunday August 4, 2019. Many people were shifted from a residential area near the Mithi River, the island of the city of Mumbai after a heavy rain fall since last two days which cause flooding in many areas across the city. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Mithi River’s water level crossed its danger mark after a heavy rain fall on Sunday August 4, 2019. Many people were shifted from a residential area near the Mithi River, the island of the city of Mumbai after a heavy rain fall since last two days which cause flooding in many areas across the city. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

NDRF personnel along with rubber boats and jackets conduct a rescue operation at Kranti Nagar near Mithi River after its water level crossed the danger mark due to a heavy rain fall on Sunday August 4, 2019. Many people were shifted from a residential area near the Mithi River, the island of the city of Mumbai after a heavy rain fall since last two days which cause flooding in many areas across the city. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

NDRF personnel along with rubber boats and jackets conduct a rescue operation at Kranti Nagar near Mithi River after its water level crossed the danger mark due to a heavy rain fall on Sunday August 4, 2019. Many people were shifted from a residential area near the Mithi River, the island of the city of Mumbai after a heavy rain fall since last two days which cause flooding in many areas across the city. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Mumbai house of people submerged due to water logging at Waldhuni area at Kalyan. (Photo: Debashish Dey)

Mumbai house of people submerged due to water logging at Waldhuni area at Kalyan. (Photo: Debashish Dey)

Chunabhatti Railway station on Harbour line is seen submerged in the water after a heavy rain fall on Sunday August 4, 2019 in Mumbai. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Chunabhatti Railway station on Harbour line is seen submerged in the water after a heavy rain fall on Sunday August 4, 2019 in Mumbai. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

More visuals from Chunabhatti Railway station on Harbour line is seen submerged in the water after a heavy rain fall on Sunday August 4, 2019 in Mumbai. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

More visuals from Chunabhatti Railway station on Harbour line is seen submerged in the water after a heavy rain fall on Sunday August 4, 2019 in Mumbai. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Barvi dam, an earth fill dam on Barvi river over flowed with water after a heavy rain fall located near Badlapur on Sunday August 4, 2019. (Photo: Debasish Dey)