Mumbai rains: Maharashtra CM asks people to avoid going outdoors
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray asked people to stay indoors as heavy rains lashed Mumbai
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 "<p> As heavy rains lashed Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Wednesday, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray asked people to stay indoors and venture out only for essential work.</p>")
<p> As heavy rains lashed Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Wednesday, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray asked people to stay indoors and venture out only for essential work.</p>
As heavy rains lashed Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Wednesday, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray asked people to stay indoors and venture out only for essential work.
<p><br /> Thackeray took stock of the situation and asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to coordinate with the police and railway authorities, health machinery and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to ensure that citizens do not face any hardships.</p>
Thackeray took stock of the situation and asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to coordinate with the police and railway authorities, health machinery and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to ensure that citizens do not face any hardships.
<p><br /> A statement issued by the chief minister's office (CMO) also said that Thackeray directed the authorities to monitor the situation arising out of disruption of power supply, uprooting of trees and waterlogging as a result of heavy rains.</p>
A statement issued by the chief minister's office (CMO) also said that Thackeray directed the authorities to monitor the situation arising out of disruption of power supply, uprooting of trees and waterlogging as a result of heavy rains.
<p><br /> The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) officials were asked to ensure that there is no accident at the ongoing work at Metro Rail sites, it said.</p>
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) officials were asked to ensure that there is no accident at the ongoing work at Metro Rail sites, it said.
<p><br /> Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai and neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts on Wednesday, affecting some local train and bus services due to waterlogging on rail tracks and roads.</p>
Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai and neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts on Wednesday, affecting some local train and bus services due to waterlogging on rail tracks and roads.
