29/8/17; Mumbai (Maharashtra): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday cancelled the leaves of all its employees and asked them to join their duty in the wake of torrential rains in the city that brought the commercial capital of India to a standstill.
BMC PRO said that BMC has cancelled leaves of all employees and has asked them to join back.
According to BMC Control Room, 200 trees/ branches fell and 70 short circuits were reported till Tuesday evening.
As various regions of Maharashtra are receiving incessant downpour since yesterday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed that there would no relief for the state in the coming hours and heavy showers are expected to continue.