Mumbai: Andheri subway gets flooded amid heavy rainfall while Milan subway succeeds in tackling waterlogging

Heavy rain showers lashed Mumbai on Tuesday morning and impacted its two chronic waterlogging sites, the Milan subway, and the Andheri subway, differently. While the waterlogging menace continued at the Andheri subway, the Milan subway remained dry this time.
Mumbai's Andheri Subway flooded on Tuesday amid heavy rain

Mumbai's Andheri Subway flooded on Tuesday amid heavy rain

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Mumbai: Amid heavy rainfall witnessed in the city early on Tuesday, Mumbai’s two major subways in the western suburbs showed different results in terms of water accumulation. While Milan Subway, which is a chronic waterlogging spot, saw no waterlogging, Andheri Subway had to be closed to traffic due to flooding.
Both the subways, which connect east and west of the railway tracks, are below sea level and get inundated every year.
Earlier this year, the Milan Subway failed during the first heavy spell of monsoon in July, however, after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) installed a pumping station for the holding pond the subway has been able to tackle the situation. But the situation did not improve at the Andheri subway.
In an effort to tackle the waterlogging menace, the BMC dug up a holding pond with a capacity of two crore litres at the Milan subway. The pond was supposed to hold the water accumulated in the subway during heavy downpours when the drains are at their maximum capacity. After the rain subsides, this water is then released back into the drain.
However, this move did not work out in July. The civic corporation has now installed a pumping system that aided in keeping the subway waterlogging-free even as the surrounding areas received around 100 mm of rain between 2 am and 6 am yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Andheri Subway was flooded and closed for traffic as the accumulated water reached over two feet on Tuesday morning. The Mumbai traffic police had alerted citizens of the same via a post on their official Twitter handle.
BMC has installed six water pumps in the area and the subway was cleared once the rain stopped after 7 am.
The civic body has floated tenders worth Rs 100 crore to expand the capacity of drains to resolve the issue of the Andheri Subway. This work is likely to take another two years to get completed.
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