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Thane: Continuous heavy rainfall has pounded Bhiwandi, Thane, and nearby cities, causing severe waterlogging in low-lying areas and widespread traffic snarls.

Waterlogging has been reported in several areas, including Teen Batti, Rahnal Village on the Kasheli-Bhiwandi Road near Holy Mary School, Fena Pada, and Padma Nagar. In Bhiwandi’s Teen Batti vegetable market, several establishments are frequently submerged due to the area's low elevation.

Motorists have struggled to commute through this stretch, while shopkeepers say they’ve been grappling with the waterlogging issue for years without any concrete solution from the Bhiwandi Municipal Corporation.

“We are compelled to continue running our shops here despite the persistent waterlogging,” a local shopkeeper said, expressing frustration over the lack of official intervention.

Waterlogged streets in Bhiwandi after heavy rains

In Thane’s Shrirang Nagar, similar waterlogging reported in low-lying areas as rainfall continued throughout the day. Meanwhile, two separate compound wall collapse incidents were reported in Thane on Monday due to the relentless downpour.

In the first incident, a 15-foot section of the compound wall of Shahid Garden in Chandanwadi, Panchpakhadi, collapsed. According to officials from the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of Thane Municipal Corporation, two motorcycles were damaged in the incident.

Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported. The RDMC team quickly responded, cleared the debris, and alerted relevant departments about the weakened remaining portion of the wall.

In a second incident, a 25-foot compound wall of a building in Siddhivinayak Park, Lokmanya Nagar, collapsed around 2:08 PM. RDMC teams arrived on the scene and cordoned off the area using cautionary barricades.

Additionally, three separate incidents of tree branches falling were reported across Thane on Monday due to heavy rain and strong winds.

In Vartak Nagar, tree branches fell on the road around 2:59 PM. The Fire Brigade and RDMC teams rushed to the spot and cleared the trees branches to restore traffic.

In another incident, a large tree collapsed near Cosmos Park by Whitefield Park on Ghodbunder Road, damaging a compound wall. No injuries were reported, and authorities promptly removed the fallen tree.

The third incident occurred in Rabodi around 11:45 AM, where an Innova car was damaged after tree branches fell on it. TMC’s emergency response team quickly arrived at the scene and cleared the road.

As of 7 PM Monday, Thane had received an average of 83 mm of rainfall, with a cumulative total of 503 mm for the season so far, according to RDMC officials

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