Several bus routes of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) were affected after contractual employees of a private bus operator, SMT (also known as the Daga Group), hired by BEST, went on a flash strike at Ghatkopar and Mulund depots demanding a salary hike.
Best Bus Service Operators On Strike: The BEST undertaking, which provides public bus services in the metropolis, has hired buses from a few contractors including the Daga Group on a wet lease model, under which private operators own the vehicles, besides holding the responsibility of maintenance, fuel and salaries of drivers.
Mumbai has been hit with heavy rains causing the city to be put on a red alert. The city received heavy to very heavy rainfall with some areas, including Colaba and Ram Mandir receiving "extremely heavy" downpour measuring between 112mm to 223.2mm in the last 24 hours. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation declared a holiday for all schools and colleges after the IMD predicted further heavy downpours with isolated extremely heavy showers in the city.