Mumbai on Sunday witnessed intense spells of rains in the city with eastern suburbs receiving 96 mm of rainfall followed by the western suburbs in the city that recorded 90 mm of rainfall

The city received 82 mm rainfall from 0800 hrs to 1600 hrs, the civic body said on Sunday

Meanwhile, the important east to west connecting subways in western suburbs -- Khar and Andheri Subway were on Sunday closed for traffic after waterlogging amid heavy Mumbai rains

In an alert, the Mumbai Traffic Police said that due to 1/1.5 ft waterlogging, Khar Subway is closed for vehicular movement. The traffic is diverted via Linking Road

The Andheri Subway in DN Nagar was also closed for traffic after waterlogging, the Mumbai Traffic Police, in a post on X said, "Due to 2 ft waterlogging, Andheri Subway in DN Nagar is closed for vehicular traffic. South bound traffic is diverted via Gokhale Bridge, while North bough traffic is diverted via Thackeray Bridge

Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were suspended twice for a brief period due to inclement weather and low visibility, a source said

At least 15 flights were diverted to the nearby airports, mainly Ahmedabad, till 4 pm

As intermittent heavy spells of rain hit the city, runway operations were suspended at 12.12 pm for eight minutes and from 1 pm to 1.15 pm, the source said

Suburban train services were operating normally on both the Western and Central Railway routes. However, trains were delayed by 15 to 20 minutes on the Harbour Line due to waterlogging near Mankhurd, Panvel and Kurla stations

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday asked officials to be on high alert in light of heavy rains in several parts of state