MUMBAI: Intense overnight showers lashed Mumbai’s suburbs on Monday, with several areas recording over 100 mm of rainfall in just four hours, triggering waterlogging and traffic disruptions in some pockets, civic officials said.According to data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Veena Nagar in Mulund recorded the highest rainfall at 160.4 mm, while Versova in the western suburbs received 156.8 mm.The heavy rain between midnight and 4 am led to waterlogging on stretches of LBS Road in Mulund and the Andheri subway, affecting vehicular movement for some time, officials said.Among the eastern suburbs, Maharashtra Nagar School in Mankhurd recorded 123.4 mm of rain, followed by Paspoli Municipal School in Powai (122 mm), Mithagar Municipal School in Mulund (120.8 mm) and the S Ward office (120.6 mm), according to BMC’s automatic weather stations.In the western suburbs, the Versova pumping station recorded 121.6 mm of rainfall, followed by Marol fire station (108.4 mm), Pratiksha Nagar Municipal School in Oshiwara (108 mm) and Malpa Dongari Municipal School in Andheri (104 mm), officials said.The island city received moderate rainfall, with Matunga recording the highest at 53.4 mm, followed by Rawali Camp (46.72 mm), Dadar fire station (45.6 mm), Malabar Hill (37.2 mm) and Nair Hospital (33.77 mm).(With inputs from PTI)
