New Delhi: IndiGo on Wednesday issued a travel advice in view of the expected heavy rains in Mumbai, which the airline said that “air traffic and impact could lead to flight operation”. “When we want your journey to be as free as possible, Mother Nature has its own plans. With the expectation of heavy rains in Mumbai, there is a chance that it can lead to flight operations and impact operations,” the issue said. IndiGo assured that any changes in the flight schedule would be shared with passengers and urged them to leave the extra time for commute.“While we do our best to keep the operation smooth, we recommend planning ahead. Any change in your flight schedule will be shared through your registered contact details, so make sure they are updated. See your flight position on our website or app before going to the airport. The airline stated that with waterlogging and slow traffic, allow some extra time for your commute, “the airline said.Flight operations in the city partially suffered partially amid heavy rains. From midnight to 7 pm on Monday, 11 flights were taken to other airports, while 24 arrival flights were forced to cancel the landing and climb a second effort in the touchdown. Cascading delay hits flight schedule through day, and passengers booked on the worst hit evening flights were booked with delay in one hour and with departure.Like Mondays, auto and taxi refugees were on a large scale. Power outages were seen in the suburbs. Kurla was suffering as two Adani electrical substations, affecting 1,000 families. Andheri, Jogeshwari, Kandivali, Ghatkopar, Vile Parle and Meera Road also made power cuts.In recent years, in one of the record numbers of diversity by the best, 135 bus routes were diverted on Tuesday due to waterfall on the roads as crippled Mumbai.Rain Fury in MumbaiThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) red warning for Tuesday proved a spot-on as the city finished another day of intense rainfall, making it the highest in August in five years. So far, 891 mm rainfall has been recorded, well above the average monthly rainfall of 560.8 mm. Last time Mumbai noticed that there was high August rainfall in the year 2020, when 1,240.1 mm was recorded.The monsoon season has crossed the total expectations, reaching 2,193.2 mm, beyond an average of 2,101.8 mm.Rainfall figures indicate that it has been one of Mumbai’s longest in -depth rain mantras in recent years. In the last 108 hours (August 15–19), the city received 837.3 mm, with three or more logging in three out of five days. This exceeds the total rainfall of June (512.7 mm) and July (797.3 mm); July is generally considered to be the biggest month of the year.Tuesday’s decline was clearly much more intense than Monday. IMD Santacruz Observatory recorded 163.4 mm of rainfall over a period of nine hours, which is more than 129.1 mm for a period of more than 8.30 pm and 5.30 pm. Vikhroli also saw a sharp spike at 161.5 mm, from 139.5 mm, while Juhu, Baykula and Bandra increased the marginal growth. The Colaba Weather Station also recorded 63 mm of rainfall in the same period compared to 55.4 mm in the previous day.Even during the 24-hour period ending on August 19 at 8.30 am, some heavy rains were recorded in some pockets more than 300 mm. In Malad, Chincholi gave a shocking information of 361 mm, one of the highest in the city.Tuesday’s magic added to a rare pattern-Mumbai inches another 200 mm-plus on rainy day within less than a week, after August 15-16 and 244 mm between August 15-16 and 238 mm after a 244 mm logging. In 12 hours ending at 8.30 pm on Tuesday, IMD Santacruz Observatory had already recorded 171.2 mm rainfall.The rains of rain also rained the reporting of Thane, Kalyan, Vasai and Virar in the Mumbai metropolitan region. In 24 hours ending August 19 at 8.30 am, Vasai recorded 219 mm of rain, while Navi Mumbai logged in 185 mm.The rain fury is expected to continue till Wednesday under an orange warning to Mumbai, indicating only some relief with IMD from Thursday, when a yellow warning has been indicated less intensity.
