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At least 14 persons were injured when a portion of an under-construction flyover at <keyword id="102951" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bandra-Kurla-Complex" source="Orion">Bandra Kurla Complex</keyword> here crashed early on Friday, the <keyword id="4944961" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMC-Disaster-Control" source="Orion">BMC Disaster Control</keyword> said. The incident occurred around 4.40 a.m. when a girder of the SELR flyover being built by the <keyword id="12113878" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="MMRDAA" source="Orion">MMRDAA</keyword> in Bandra East came crashing down in the early hours. All the 14 injured men were rushed to the BMC's <keyword id="12113877" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="V-N-Desai" source="Orion">V.N. Desai</keyword> Hospital for treatment and their condition is now stable. They are identified as: Anil Singh, 28; Arvind Singh, 29; Azhar Ali, 26; Mustafa Ali, 28; Riyazuddin Ali, 23; Motallab Ali, 28; Riyaz Ali, 21; Atish Ali, 22; Akbar Ali, 25; Shravan, 49; Rais Ali, 22; Aziz-Ul-Huq, 29; Parvez, 22 and Shrimand, 25. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/vodafone-idea-and-airtel-need-tariff-hikes-agr-moratorium-might-not-be-enough-say-analysts/articleshow/86285450.cms">Vodafone Idea and Airtel need tariff hikes, AGR moratorium might not be enough, say analysts</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/gopro-hero-10-black-with-better-stabilisation-23mp-sensor-and-improved-low-light-performance-launched-in-india/articleshow/86284773.cms">GoPro Hero 10 Black with better stabilisation, 23MP sensor and improved low-light performance launched in India</a>

Portion of under-construction flyover crashes in Mumbai, 14 injured

The resilient Mumbaikar is being tested again. The Mumbai-kar who has survived floods, bombs, landslides and bad administration will certainly put up with another round of bad deluge. After all, the administration bodies really know the Mumbaikar takes pride in himself, every time he resurfaces after a raw deal. He is flustered only when the locals run behind by a few minutes, or are being cancelled for the day. Else, all is fine with his world. The bombs can explode and the water can gush. 
 
 Really, the state of infrastructure in India’s financial capital is something that invites a feeling of abhor, for want of a better expression. It was exactly ten years ago when the city turned into a live sea just as the day progressed from morning to noon, and into the evening. By then, city had no place to send its people or water that was pouring from the grey clouds. Ever consistently, and continuously. All communication had broken down, and the city had literally turned into a giant water body. Locals rose to the occasion, welcomed strangers into their homes; kept them warm and fed them hot food. That was in 2005. Just about a decade ago. But the memory is so green in people’s minds that it is tough to forget the neck high dirty water and the taste of tablets one had to consume so as to protect oneself from infections caused by rat bites. This was announced on the radio. Yes, <keyword id="6358070" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mumbai">Mumbai</keyword> had literally returned to stone-age (well, almost) those days with radio being the only mode of mass communication. Because newspapers didn’t reach many areas and television sets wouldn’t work after power breakdown of hours. Landslides followed. Local trains returned on tracks and ran precisely on the minute schedule. 
	 The city sprang back on its feet. It was business as usual and everybody, including the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (BMC) went right back into sleep. Studies were conducted to understand the water drainage system in the city which failed miserably when faced with 944 mm of rain in just a matter of 24 hours on July 26, 2005. God-fearing locals understood their mother, water-fairy and carer – River Mithi which flows around Mumbai had gotten angry. She had to be calmed down. 
	 
	 

	A decade later, Mithi has roared again to expose the bad planning of authorities who have slept through a decade of infrastructure planning and making the city safe for its people. In the last 24 hours, Mumbai has received more than 283 mm of rain. And this has exposed the delicate situation the city has been in. 
	 What happened to all those surveys, studies and urban planning expertise serve the city which controls most part of the <keyword id="34412" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="economy">economy</keyword> of the country? 
	 
	 

	Heavy rains that pummelled Mumbai have cost the lives of two people who have died of electrocution in the last few hours. But, the real number of those suffering from water-borne epidemics and endemics will never come to fore. They will never make it to the government’s statistics, because the new government would like to believe it needed time to prepare for the challenge. Now, who can challenge them with their own claim? Was it the same people who said city was ‘monsoon-ready’? 
	 
	 

	Though the authorities claim the city received unprecedented rainfall, the drainage system that has existed since ages lays exposed. Bad and worse days ahead. 
	 
	 

	As a response to the 2005 flooding, city authorities had formulated The Greater Mumbai Disaster Management Action Plan which was identify the risks the city would face including floods, earthquakes and cyclones, and suggest ways of tackling the water related challenges. Though one of the suggestions was to deepen and broaden Mithi river which drains into Arabian sea, the suggestion wasn’t considered well owing to environmental factors. 
	 
	 

	Mumbai remains vulnerable to flooding owing to dense population, bad drainage and inefficient garbage management system which leaves the waterways clogged with plastics. 
	 
	 

	Just recently, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted rise in sea level and Mumbai being the second city in the world at a risk of receiving high rainfall and being subject to floods too. Though development of improved drainage for the city is underway, the works are not moving at a desired pace. Pity that the governments chose to risk people’s lives and property over speed of expediting the works since 2005 floods. 
	 
	 

	A decade later, Mumbai stands exposed and how! In the last decade or so, Mumbai has spent more than Rs 1000 crore on flood preparedness and meeting the challenges that rise alongside. But, looks like the picture was worth less than the money paid. Because, the city has now returned to the starting point. Now, it’s an uphill task all over again.

	 
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Mumbai rains lay bare bad planning; crores have disappeared into thin air

<ul><li>Heavy showers, often accompanied by thunder, were witnessed in Mumbai and the suburbs, besides Thane, Palghar, <keyword id="50117" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Raigad">Raigad</keyword>, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. </li><li>Flooding was reported in Cuffe Parade, <keyword id="1300853" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bhulabhai-Desai">Bhulabhai Desai</keyword> Road, Worli, Dadar, Parel, Chira Bazaar, <keyword id="125577" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Masjid-Bunder">Masjid Bunder</keyword> and surroundings. </li><li>In the suburbs, waterlogging was reported in Andheri forcing closure of the subway, and vehicle movement had slowed down in Borivali, Malad and Jogeshwari areas.</li></ul> In the current season's first major <keyword id="154337" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="downpour">downpour</keyword>, rain lashed vast areas of Konkan, including Mumbai since early Friday morning, hitting road traffic movement in several parts of the city, officials said. Heavy showers, often accompanied by thunder, were witnessed in Mumbai and the suburbs, besides Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. Most parts of south Mumbai received between 4 to 6cm of rain, resulting in waterlogging at some spots and hindering traffic flow, said the BMC Disaster Control. Flooding was reported in Cuffe Parade, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Worli, Dadar, Parel, Chira Bazaar, Masjid Bunder and surroundings. In the suburbs, waterlogging was reported in Andheri forcing closure of the subway, and vehicle movement had slowed down in Borivali, Malad and Jogeshwari areas. Though Mulund, Bhandup and Powai also received good rain, there were no reports of any disruptions of normal life so far. The IMD Mumbai has forecast very heavy rain in Mumbai and Konkan over the next 24 hours, with warning to people not to venture outdoors unless necessary. The IMD has issued an Orange Alert for most of the coastal Konkan on Friday-Saturday-Sunday, besides north and south Maharashtra.

Mumbai receives heavy rains — hitting road traffic movement in several parts of the city

At least four persons were killed and one went missing in Mumbai and Thane as heavy rain clobbered the country's commercial capital since Monday night with the state government declaring a holiday in the city and the <keyword id="6361772" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai-metropolitan-region">Mumbai Metropolitan Region</keyword> areas, officials said here on Tuesday. The day was marked with flooding in several parts of the city, a major landslide on the Western Express Highway, an incident of a double house crash, over 100 trees crashing and several emergency incidents of electric short-circuits. In the double house crash incident in Santacruz, Rekha M. Kakade and her 18-month old infant daughter Jahnavi were washed away and drowned in a swollen drain. Another daughter Shivanya was rescued safely but a third daughter is still missing, said BMC Disaster Control. <keyword id="9701050" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="rakib-a-mandal">Rakib A. Mandal</keyword>, 15, was electrocuted and died on the spot when he came in contact with a live wire of street light on Ghodbunder Road in Thane, while a man was washed away in the floods in Navi Mumbai, said the local police. Mumbai city recorded 25.2 cms while the suburbs notched 26.8 cms of rain in the past 24 hours, throwing normal life out of gear in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad (the MMR areas), and catching commuters unaware. The Central Railway's Harbour Line was stopped from the Kurla-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and trains crawled on the main lines, but <keyword id="9402731" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-western-railway">the Western Railway</keyword> suspended services between Bandra-Churchgate, owing to flooding in Dadar and surrounding areas. After rains subsided in the afternoon, all train services resumed normal operations. Road traffic was badly hit in the city and the entire MMR region with the BEST diverting its buses on at least 25 routes all over the city, including Dadar, Kings Circle, Parel, Wadala, Chembur, Kurla, Sion and Bandra owing to waterlogging in these areas. A massive landslide on the Western Express Highway between Kandivali-Malad paralysed south-bound traffic at dawn on Tuesday, but there were no casualties. Soon afterwards, the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> deployed six JCBs to start work of clearing the debris, stones and the highway is likely to be cleared for operations soon. BMC Commissioner I.S. Chahal, accompanied by top officials P. Velrasu, Chandrashekhar Chore, Sanjay Rathod and others went around various flooded spots in south Mumbai and supervised the anti-flooding operations undertaken. Homes or shops were flooded in slums or low-lying areas in the suburbs of Malad, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Parel with people struggling to save their valuable belongings from the water. Flooding was reported in Dadar, Prabhadevi, Bhendi Bazaar, Sir J.J. Hospital Junction, Kurla, Chembur, Tilak Nagar, Sion, Wadala, Mankhurd, Bandra, Andheri, Kandivali and other parts. The Mithi River was swollen at Dahisar, Borivali, Kandivali and Goreagaon and running above the danger level, forcing many on their banks to evacuate their dwellings with the authorities remaining alert for any eventuality. The main subways in Khar, Andheri, Malad and Dahisar were also flooded and all vehicular traffic stopped on both sides. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, the old Mumbai-Pune highway, major or arterial roads in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad were heavily waterlogged or flooded, stranding many vehicles in 3-4 feet deep waters, and causing traffic snarls. The IMD has forecast spells of more heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city and surroundings over the next 24 hours, besides a high tide with a swell of 3.98 metres early on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/after-us-spicejet-to-operate-flights-between-india-and-london-uk-from-september-1/articleshow/77344108.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">After US, SpiceJet to begin flights to London from September 1</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tech-mahindra-wants-25-30-of-its-employees-working-from-home-permanently-by-june-2021/articleshow/77346959.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">INTERVIEW: Tech Mahindra wants 25-30% of its employees working from home permanently by June 2021 — CFO explains how they got to that number</a>

Heavy rains in Mumbai — IMD issues red alert, government offices declare holiday

Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) One person was killed in Maharashtra's Raigad district and at least 7 others injured in Mumbai as Cyclone Nisarga wreaked havoc after a thumping wet landfall at Shriwardhan-Dive Agar in Raigad on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Raigad Collector Nidhi Choudhari said one man was killed in Umte village when he was hit by an electric pole uprooted by the force of the gales lashing the region. As per the latest India Meteorological Department bulletin, the cyclone which was expected to move towards Mumbai-Thane-Palghar, has apparently veered off to the east and moving towards Pune. "Nisarga lay centred over coastal Maharashtra, close to east-southeast of Alibaug, 75 kms south-east of Mumbai (Colaba) and 65 kms west of Pune. Current intensity (near centre) 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph," said the IMD. From the changed direction, the cyclone is likely to head towards Nashik, Jalgaon and then onto Madhya Pradesh, officials said, even as Nisarga seemed to have missed Mumbai by a whisker. However, Raigad and Mumbai suffered collateral damage as the cyclone whirled past at speeds of over 100 kmph. In Mumbai, three persons sustained minor injuries when some construction stones fell on the tin roof of their slum in Santacruz, and four others were injured when pieces of a roof crashed on them in Walkeshwar. There were around 196 incidents of trees or branch crashes and at least two taxis getting crushed under them, 9 incidents of minor house or wall crashes and and 29 incidents of short-circuits all over the city, but no fatalities, said the Disaster Control of BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The BMC shifted around 18,890 people from risk-prone coastal areas to 35 temporary shelters, while Raigad authorities had moved around 13,000 to safety from the Nisarga fury, with similar action taken in Thane and Palghar for over 200 persons. Raigad also witnessed scores of uprooted trees, including coconut and palm plantations, a large number of electric poles or power lines getting knocked down and scores of roofs blowing away from homes as people remained crouched indoors. Several hours before Nisarga's landfall, heavy rains or showers soaked the entire coastal region - Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg - accompanied by strong gales of upto 60-70 kmph since Tuesday evening, which intensified by Wednesday morning. Mumbai recorded upto 7 cms average rainfall. By evening, the restricted traffic movements in Mumbai had normalised though the Bandra Worli Sea Link and other coastal roads remained deserted in view of the heavy waves in the Arabian Sea, At least 10 crew members stranded aboard a merchant ship - which was tossed in the waves and ran aground near Mirkawada fishing village in Ratnagiri - were safely rescued by local fishermen and Indian Coast Guard. Following a runway excursion by a FedEx cargo aircraft on the Mumbai International Airport Ltd.'s secondary runway, and owing to inclement weather conditions, the airport suspended all flights from 2.30 p.m. but they were resumed at 6 p.m. Several long-distance trains on the Central Railway and Western Railway had been rescheduled to avoid the cyclone. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, along with other ministers and officials, continuously monitored the unfolding cyclonic situation while Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was in constant touch with all coastal District Collectors and sought ground reports from them. Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat said that though Mumbai has been spared of the cyclonic wrath, the danger is not yet over as it continues to move in a north-eastern direction. "We are currently getting details with 'panchnama' of all the damage that has taken place in the affected regions. People must still remain vigilant as rains and strong winds will continue for at least another day," Thorat said. Rescue teams of the NDRF and the SDRF, besides army, navy, air force, coast guard, police, fire brigade, along with expert divers continue to remain on standby at various points in Mumbai to handle any flood like situation. Maharashtra Fishermen's Association President Damodar Tandel said that many fishing villages on the entire coastal belt have suffered huge damages due to the storm. "As per the latest information, most of our fishing boats were moored safely since the past couple of days, but the real damage will be known only after the stormy weather recedes. There are no reports of any casualties or missing fisherfolk," Tandel told IANS. Due to overnight rains, several low-lying and coastal areas of Mumbai and Thane, besides other districts experienced inundation, but there were no disruptions as most people kept off roads and stayed put in their homes. --IANS qn/vd

1 killed in Maha as Cyclone Nisarga whirls past Mumbai (Roundup)

<ul><li>Electricity has resumed in India's financial capital after a massive power outage lasted over eight hours across Mumbai.</li><li>The power cut was the result of a grid failure at <keyword id="45008" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Power">Tata Power</keyword>'s Kalwa plant.</li><li>Trains that were effected by the outage have been rescheduled and Mumbai University's exams have also been rescheduled to Sunday, October 18.</li><li>Maharashtra's Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has ordered a probe into the power cut.</li></ul>A massive power outage took Mumbai by surprise today morning. Even though electricity gradually returned to certain parts of the city, many were left without power until 7:30 pm. Mumbai is home to over 2 crore Indians and India's financial capital with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) located within as well as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). NSE and BSE were working fine initially but reportedly stopped updating for a while in the afternoon. No official statement has been made with respect to the same. <div type="twitter" handle="CNBCTV18Live" handlename="CNBC-TV18" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/633210816485965824/0cQi0eZS_normal.jpg" favoritecount="149" retweetcount="33" status="NSE rates are not updating https://t.co/zsY6MWg1lu" createdat="1602490331000" id="1315565918651523073"></div> Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has asked for a probe into the incident to determine who is at fault. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Electricity has pointed the finger at Tata Power. According to Tata Power, where there was an issue at its Kalwa plant, power has been fully restored from its end. Maharashtra Power Minister Nitin Raut updated that electricity has been restored to Mumbai Local Trains and priority is being given to emergency services like hospitals. <div type="twitter" handle="TataPower" handlename="TataPower" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1366738573/Logo-White-Bg_normal.png" favoritecount="221" retweetcount="46" status="Tata Power has progressively started restoring supply to all its customers starting from 12 noon and has restored supply fully." createdat="1602487909000" id="1315555760575672322"></div> According to the government, power is being restored in phases so as to not trip the grid again. Trains that had come to a standstill have also been rescheduled. <div type="twitter" handle="Central_Railway" handlename="Central Railway" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/757888635278467072/yH6rD4Nc_normal.jpg" favoritecount="16" retweetcount="7" status="#PowerOutageFollowing CR long distance special trains rescheduled:01055 LTT-at 1200 hrs02542 LTT-Gorakhpur at12… https://t.co/IWPdgVbybA" createdat="1602485242000" id="1315544574002114561"></div> Mumbai’s sudden black out blamed on Tata Power Many parts of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane reported a sudden power cut at around 10:00 am. According to BEST Electricity, the power cut was a result of “TATA’s incoming electric supply failure.” <div type="twitter" handle="myBESTElectric" handlename="BEST Electricity" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1159394510234763264/GMXaqQ-n_normal.jpg" favoritecount="414" retweetcount="300" status="The electric supply is inttruptted due to TATAs incoming electric supply faiure. Inconveniences is regretted." createdat="1602478048000" id="1315514398207733763"></div> The company later issued a statement saying, "At 10.10 am there were simultaneous substation tripping in MSETCL's Kalwa, Kharghar causing a huge dip in frequency in Mumbai transmission system which led to tripping of power supply. Restoration work in progress to bring supply from the 3 Hydro units &amp; Trombay units." Meanwhile, Tata Power’s share price took a beating. The stock slipped nearly 2% to ₹53.55 after news broke. <div type="image" title="Copy of nifty50 (1)" msid="78614209" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Tata Power&amp;#39;s share price in October so far&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> "Inquiry will be held on what led to power failure in Mumbai," said Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut. A thought also echoed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. <div type="twitter" handle="ANI" handlename="ANI" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1497864299/ani_mic_logo_normal.jpg" favoritecount="76" retweetcount="13" status="#WATCH Public announcement about the temporary suspension of local train services being made at #Mumbai Central Rai… https://t.co/O9P0vqA8Ag" createdat="1602482341000" id="1315532405483081728"></div> Trains come to a standstill, Mumbai University exams get postponed At least two of the city's railway lines came to a standstill — till Diva on the Central Railway and till Vasai on the Western Railway. Security personnel were spotted helping commuters who wanted to get down from suburban trains now stuck. <div type="twitter" handle="Central_Railway" handlename="Central Railway" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/757888635278467072/yH6rD4Nc_normal.jpg" favoritecount="108" retweetcount="19" status="Security personnel helping those commuters who wanted to get down from suburban trains which were held up in sectio… https://t.co/4V6wkZYF2r" createdat="1602488117000" id="1315556631661350917"></div> "In view of the interruption power at 10:05 hours due to grid failure of Tata Power company, services between Churchgate and Borivili are suspended. It shall be resumed as traction power supply is restored," said Western Railway. "Commuters are requested not to panic." <div type="twitter" handle="ANI" handlename="ANI" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1497864299/ani_mic_logo_normal.jpg" favoritecount="45" retweetcount="9" status="Mumbai: Commuters seen waiting at Mulund Station as train services are disrupted due to power outage after a grid f… https://t.co/ck571mbE3I" createdat="1602482050000" id="1315531185364234240"></div>The city’s stock exchanges — the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) — are functioning normally. <div type="image" title="powercut-twitter" msid="78615597" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Emergency numbers&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The Common Entrance Test (CET), which kicked off from today, was conducted using power generators. The first shift of exam began at 9:30 am. "Due to the power backups, we have been able to continue the exam," said an official from the State CET cell. The next shift is set to begin at 2:30 pm. Mumbai University exams, on the other hand, have been postponed to Sunday on October 18 due to the massive power outage. Mumbai hospitals were instructed to assess that their supply of diesel was sufficient for eight hours and get enough supplies. BMC's disaster control department has been kept on stand by in case the power failure continues beyond two hours. Virtual court proceedings via video conference links were also put on hold at Bombay High Court principle bench due to power outage.

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