Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed all the emergency agencies at the district level to be on alert and prepared in view of the heavy rains across the state. He made the statement after CM Eknath Shinde chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation in the state. This development came after heavy rains lashed Mumbai.
Additionally, the Chief Minister Shinde visited the control room of the ministry to take stock of the situation.
Taking it to the social media platform X, CM Shinde said that life has been disrupted in Mumbai due to heavy rains. "There is a traffic jam on the roads and the traffic on the railway line has also been affected. The work of removing water from the track is going on by the railway administration and efforts are on to restore the traffic soon. I have directed all emergency agencies to be on high alert. Citizens should go out only if necessary. I am also appealing to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Police Administration and Emergency Services to cooperate," CM Shinde added.
मुंबईत सर्वत्र मुसळधार पाऊस झाल्यामुळे जनजीवन विस्कळीत झाले आहे. रस्त्यावर वाहतूक कोंडी झाली असून रेल्वे मार्गावरील वाहतूकही बाधित झाली आहे. ट्रॅकवरील पाणी काढण्याचे काम रेल्वे प्रशासनाकडून सुरू असून लवकरच वाहतूक पूर्वपदावर आणण्याचे प्रयत्न सुरू आहेत. सर्व आपत्कालीन यंत्रणांना…
— Eknath Shinde - एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) July 8, 2024
"Since last night, Mumbai has received 300mm rain, around 200 water pumps of the Railways and more than 400 BMC water pumps are in service to drain out water. Trains on the Central and Harbour lines have resumed. Disaster management authorities, Army, Navy, and Air Force are on alert," Shinde stated.
Mumbai Guardian Minister MP Lodha, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Anil Patil and others were also present at the meeting.
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