Heavy rainfall in Maharashtra's Raigad district has caused significant waterlogging and traffic disruptions on the vital Mumbai-Goa highway.
IMAGE: Thousands of commuters were stranded for hours due to floodwater reaching nearly three feet at Sukeli Ghat.
Photograph: @InfoRaigad/XKey Points Heavy rainfall in Raigad district led to severe waterlogging on the Mumbai-Goa highway.
Thousands of commuters were stranded for hours due to floodwater reaching nearly three feet at Sukeli Ghat.
The prolonged disruption caused inconvenience to motorists and passengers, many of whom were already grappling with poor road conditions and ongoing construction work along the Mumbai-Goa Highway.
Heavy rainfall in Maharashtra's Raigad district has caused significant waterlogging and traffic disruptions on the vital Mumbai-Goa highway.
IMAGE: Thousands of commuters were stranded for hours due to floodwater reaching nearly three feet at Sukeli Ghat. Photograph: @InfoRaigad/X
Key Points Heavy rainfall in Raigad district led to severe waterlogging on the Mumbai-Goa highway.
Thousands of commuters were stranded for hours due to floodwater reaching nearly three feet at Sukeli Ghat.
The India Meteorological Department issued a 'red' alert for Raigad, indicating continued heavy rainfall.
Traffic was diverted via Tamhini Ghat for vehicles bound for Pune, impacting travel.
Motorists attribute recurring flooding to inadequate drainage infrastructure along the highway.
Heavy rainfall in Maharashtra's Raigad district led to severe waterlogging on the busy Mumbai-Goa highway, bringing traffic to a standstill for a few hours and leaving thousands of commuters stranded, officials said on Monday.
Floodwater accumulated on the highway at Sukeli Ghat near Nagothane, where water levels rose to nearly three feet, preventing the movement of vehicles on Sunday.
The inundation led to long queues of vehicles, stretching 8 to 10 km on both sides of the highway on Sunday.
Traffic movement started on Monday, but was slow as continuous rainfall since Saturday night triggered a flood-like situation on the Nagothane-Wakan stretch.
Mumbai-Goa Highway Traffic Disruption
The India Meteorological Department has issued a 'red' alert for Raigad district for the next two days as heavy rainfall is expected to continue.
Police said traffic on the highway was suspended for a few hours on Sunday due to waterlogging within the limits of Sukeli village, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. With nightfall, concern among commuters increased as they awaited the restoration of traffic movement.
Inadequate Drainage Blamed For Flooding
The Wakan-Pali road was also closed due to flooding. Authorities diverted traffic bound for Pune via Mangaon and Nizampur through the Tamhini Ghat, from where vehicles were routed towards Mumbai, as per officials.
The prolonged disruption caused inconvenience to motorists and passengers, many of whom were already grappling with poor road conditions and ongoing construction work along the Mumbai-Goa Highway.
Motorists also complained of waterlogging at several locations on the highway, including stretches near Mangaon and Karnala Ghat, alleging that inadequate drainage infrastructure was responsible for the recurring flooding.
