Overview

• Gauges showed up to 255.5 mm in 24 hours at Vikhroli with Byculla at 241 mm, Juhu 221.5 mm and Bandra 211 mm, while several stations logged 150–195 mm in the overnight window.
• The BMC shut schools, colleges and government offices except essential services, urged private workplaces to enable work from home and asked residents to use helpline 1916 and stay indoors.
• Suburban rail ran late, with Central and Harbour lines reporting delays of up to 40 minutes and a signalling snag near Ambivali–Shahad, while Western Railway kept services moving using dewatering pumps and digital axle counters.
• Waterlogging forced diversions and closures across low-lying areas including Sion–Matunga, Dadar, Andheri and Vile Parle, with the Andheri subway shut and flooding reported on the Eastern Express Highway and other key corridors.
• Air operations slowed sharply, with more than 250 flights delayed and airlines including IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa issuing advisories as access roads to the airport saw congestion and waterlogging.