28JUNE2019 STATE OBSERVER
Routes of several BEST buses were diverted due to waterlogged roads while there were also reports of some trains running late.
The first heavy rain of the season has left Mumbai crippled once again. While there have been massive traffic jams in different parts of the city, there were also reports of flights and trains getting delayed. Routes of several buses run by Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) were also diverted as roads were waterlogged.The Mumbai Police took to microblogging site Twitter to inform about the condition of roads in different parts of the city. According to the Mumbai Police, there was waterlogging up to 2.5 feet at areas near Khar Masjid and SV Road. The traffic from these areas had been diverted through Linking Road.In another tweet, the Mumbai Police furnished a list of the roads that were waterlogged leading to major traffic snarls. The monsoon update said that Santacruz had received 98 mm rain in a span of just three hours.
