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Mumbai airport's main runway likely to be operational by Thursday
In more woes for airlines, the main runway of the Mumbai airport is likely to remain closed for flight operations till Thursday as it will take more time to remove the SpiceJet plane that was stuck partially on the runway on Monday, according to officials.
A SpiceJet flight from Jaipur carrying 167 passengers and crew overshot the runway after landing amid heavy rains. The aircraft is stuck partially on the runway and the nearby grass area.
A team of engineers and technicians from Air India has started work to remove the stuck plane with the Disabled Aircraft Recovery Kit (DARK). "A 150-metre long ramp is being prepared to enable push the aircraft out of the grassy area. Air India's disable aircraft removal kit has been mobilised," an official of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said.
Mumbai records second highest rainfall in 45 years
Mumbai recorded the second highest rainfall in the last 45 years causing accidents that claimed the lives of 21 people in a wall collapse in Malad in the city with several areas of the city waterlogged and throwing traffic out of gear.
More rain is predicted between 3 and 5 July with close to 200 mm or more rain expected per day, according to the IMD.
"Second highest rainfall in 45 years. Entire June month's average rainfall was recorded in just three days in Mumbai," Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a statement to the Maharashtra Assembly, according to a tweet put out by the CMO Maharashtra.
BMC says over 14,000 million litres water pumped out into sea
Six pumping stations of BMC pumped out more than 14,000 million litres of water and discharged it into the sea. The volume is more than combined capacity of Tulsi and Vihar lake.
Most localities in Mumbai record over 400 mm of rainfall
Several localities in Mumbai’s suburbs received over or around 400 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Tuesday, according to reports. The Met Department’s rain gauges at their Colaba observatory and at Santacruz showed overall average rainfall received at 137.88 mm and 375.2 mm in 24 hours ending 8.30 am Tuesday. BMC's weather apparatus at the Dindoshi fire station recording 479.56 mm rain in 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday.
Other areas that also received very heavy rainfall included Kandivali fire station (455.91 mm), Malad fire station (451.32 mm), Chincholi fire station (447.54 mm), Malvani fire station (447.52 mm) and Goregaon fire station (412.25 mm).
In the eastern suburbs, very heavy localised rainfall was received at Vikhroli fire station (403.55 mm) and Kurla fire station (399.49 mm), the report said.
