Maha CM takes stock as heavy rain inundates parts of Mumbai
With heavy rains causing water-logging in many areas in Mumbai on Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray directed the administration to ensure that the accumulated rainwater is drained out at the earliest and transport resumed.
Thackeray spoke to the control rooms in Mumbai and collectors of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Palghar districts as incessant rains led to the inundation of several areas, affecting the normal life.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray visits the Disaster Management Cell of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai amid heavy rains
Traffic badly hit due to rains, 40 minutes congestion seen on Eastern Express Highway near Sion
Amid the first spell of the monsoons on Wednesday, the city observed waterlogging at several spots, leading to traffic congestion and diversion. The waterlogging badly hit the vehicular movement, continuing till afternoon, on the Western Express Highway (WEH) and Eastern Express Highway (EEH), as congestion went up to 40-45 minutes.
There was a major congestion on the EEH between Sion and Vikhroli, with bumper to bumper traffic, the vehicular movement had been dragged down to over 45 minutes delay. The SV Road near Santacruz (W) had also been waterlogged, leading to slow moving traffic.
Slow line CSMT/Kalyan and CSMT-Bandra/ Goregaon have been restored. The only section left is Vadala- Mankhurd on Harbour line.
Maharashtra's vehicle registration process goes online, faceless, paperless
In a major initiative, the Maharashtra government has made the cumbersome process of vehicle registration process totally online - faceless and paperless - in view of the Covid-19 second wave's compulsions and as part of the Ease of Doing Business policy, officials said on Wednesday.
Transport Commissioner Dr Avinash Dhakane late on Tuesday issued the orders for this end, as per the rules notified by the Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
Delhi govt team hails 'Mumbai model' of COVID-19 management, BMC's 'exemplary' work
A Delhi government team lauded the work done by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, and announced that the 'Mumbai model' of curbing the infection cases will be implemented in the national capital soon.
The BMC said this in a statement issued on Wednesday. The Delhi government team comprising senior officials of the Delhi government's health department, Dr Sanjay Agarwal and Dr Dharmendra Kumar, paid a visit to Mumbai recently to study the steps taken by the BMC.