Vadodara: Widespread showers are continuing across Gujarat even continuously on third day.The city of Vadodara has received heavy shower today. Water logging at places and uprooting of trees are some of the highlights of today’s shower. Junagadh is another city in Gujarat receiving heavy shower today. Rural areas of Gir jungle have received shower throughout night. Patan city in north Gujarat received about 4 inch shower during night. Water logging has been experienced in Navsari town due to heavy rain. Some houses and shops in low lying areas have also witnessed water logging. Amreli, Mahesana etc are other places that have received moderate showers. Due to fresh inflow from upstream areas, Ukai and Madhuban dams in South Gujarat are richer. Surplus water is being released from Madhuban dam. Level of water at Narmada dam has crossed 120 meter mark.

Underpass wall collapses in Junagadh, One dead, 3 injured as bus, auto-rickshaws trapped in water filled passage

Junagadh: At least one person died while three others injured when a city bus, two auto rickshaws along with some bicycles got trapped inside the Joshipara underpass owing to the sudden collapse of its wall and water logging inside it this morning, DySP (Headquarters) V G Patel said. Mr. Patel, who was in-charge SP for the day, said that around 40 to 50 ft long side wall of the railway under-bridge in B-division police station area collapsed at around 0730 hrs this morning. Later rain water logged outside also rushed in to it and almost filled it up. ‘One dead body has been recovered which was trapped under the beam. The city bus and two auto rickshaws trapped inside have been taken out. Still some bicycles, at least two, are feared trapped. The collector is himself on the spot and the water was being pumped out of the underpass,’ he said. Meanwhile collector Rahul Gupta said that the deceased has been identified as the driver of one of the auto-rickshaws trapped inside. He was aged between 40 to 50. The three injured have been admitted to hospital. He said that the reason behind the collapse of the wall would be probed afterwards. Junagadh had witnessed some rain today and last evening as well. DeshGujarat

Heavy rains lash Mumbai, Thane; Harbor line trains delayed

Mumbai:Incessant rains lashed Mumbai and suburban areas, including neighbouring Thane district which witnessed very heavy downpour since early this morning, causing train delays on Central and Trans-Harbour lines.

The weather department has predicted very heavy rainfall in Mumbai and its suburbs during next 24 hours.

“Mumbai has been receiving good rainfall since yesterday due to active monsoon conditions. We expect very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours due to strong westerly winds and an upper air cyclonic circulation over Gujarat,” V K Rajeev, director of weather forecasting at IMD here, told PTI.

He said moderate rainfall is predicted over central Maharashtra and Marathwada region during next 24 hours.

Trains on the Central Line were running 5-10 minutes behind schedule, according to a Central Railway official.

The services on Trans-harbour Vashi-Panvel-Thane line were severely affected, while on the Harbour line, trains were running 15-20 minutes late, the official said.

According to Skymet, in July, Mumbai recorded 925.6 mm of rain against its monthly average of 799.7 mm.

According to an official from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC’s) disaster control cell, no water logging was reported anywhere in the city and vehicular traffic was smooth as well.

“There was a high tide in the morning but water has receded now. No cases of waterlogging or rain-related accidents have been reported so far,” he said.

An official from the Western Railway said suburban trains have been unaffected by rains, but there are delays on certain sections due to a ‘jumbo’ block.

“The jumbo block is having repercussions on other lines as well that is causing delays in train frequencies,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (West), Mumbai has issued an advisory regarding fishing boats, barges and coastal craft to Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Union Territory of Lakshadweep in view of the fishing ban period coming to an end on July 31 as the vigour of south west monsoon season is leading to continuous bad weather at sea.PTI