Mumbai rains: ₹10 crore apartments in the financial capital become ‘river facing’ after spell of intense rainfall

₹10 crore apartments in the western suburbs became 'river facing' after the city receives spell of heavy rainfall. Several commuters took to social media on September 25 as water logging was reported on the Western Express Highway (WEH) in Goregaon east near Oberoi Mall.

Heavy rainfall in Mumbai leaves commuters returning home from office stranded, leads to widespread water-logging and traffic disruptions.

Five hours of heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India's financial capital which is the costliest real estate market in the country where apartments are sold for almost ₹1.50 lakh per sq ft and above, caught citizens returning from office unawares. It also led to widespread water logging and traffic disruptions.

While the monsoon is expected to retreat by the first half of October, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa predicting heavy rainfall.

On September 25, five hours of around 200 mm rainfall resulted in water logging in several areas of the city that disrupted traffic and railway services. Several people returning from the office were left stranded.

Heavy rains in the city throw life out of gear every monsoon season. This, say some property experts, impacts both property values and rentals in the city.