Mumbai, Sep 20 (Mid-Day): Mumbai was lashed by heavy rainfall, which started on late Saturday night and continued till early Sunday morning. Many areas in the city especially the suburbs of Ghatkopar, Sion, Dadar and Parel among others became water-logged.

Ganpati revellers, who went pandal hopping during this time, particularly in Dadar and Parel were affected due to the sudden and unexpected downpour.

Apart from Mumbai, several areas in the neighbouring city of Pune as well as surrounding regions of Western Maharashtra also experienced heavy rains. This caused the disruption of rail and road traffic between Pune and Mumbai.

Rains washed away a section of the railway track at Kamshet near Lonavala, badly affecting Pune-bound trains, while authorities tried to maintain the Pune-Mumbai single railway line, a railway official said.

According to the Pune meteorological department, Vidharbha, Central Maharashtra, Marathwada and some parts of rest of state has observed heavy rainfall. IMD has also issued alerts to North Konkan stating heavy rainfall for a couple of days in Marathwada, Vidharbha, Mumbai and Pune regions.