In 2019, damage caused to the train tracks, tunnels and other railway infrastructure due to landslides was so heavy that it had affected the train operations between the two cities for 14 days.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday directed officials to expedite relief measures to the people affected by heavy rains and floods in parts of the state.
Mumbai and its suburbs are likely to get heavy to very heavy rainfall today. The weather agency has also predicted heavy rains for West Bengal due to the influence of cyclone Gulab.