Due to a landslide at Patan village near Lohgad Fort and continuous heavy rainfall, traffic movement on both the Pune–Mumbai Expressway and the old Mumbai–Pune Highway has been severely affected on Monday (July 6, 2026).

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A family is reported to have been caught up within the impact area of the landslide, and rescue operations have been initiated.

The traffic police have issued a public appeal, requesting that citizens refrain from undertaking any journeys between Pune and Mumbai until further notice. “Those planning to travel are advised to postpone their journeys and follow the traffic advisories and updates issued by government agencies.”

“We request your cooperation in the interest of public safety,” the traffic advisory said. “There have also been flood-like situations in certain parts and on the roads in the Maval and Tamini Ghat areas, which include the alternate routes to reach Mumbai from Pune.” the advisory added.

Accordingly, the following routes have been closed until further instruction:

1. Pune Mumbai Expressway – between connecting link and missing link due to falling of a concrete pillar.

2. Old Pune Mumbai Highway due to over flowing water at certain points.

After an intense overnight rainfall, Mumbai woke up to heavy downpour on Wednesday (June 24, 2026), with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an Orange alert for the city and neighbouring districts, including Thane, Raigad, and Palghar.

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IMD forecasted moderate to intense spells of rain for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar, and Sindhudurg. The city recorded of 195mm rainfall on June 24 at 8am from June 23 at 8 a.m., with eastern suburb receiving 167 mm and western suburb 208 mm. 

After a delay of 13 days, Mumbai drenched into a heavy rainfall starting from Tuesday (June 23, 2026) after the southwest monsoon hit Mumbai.

According to IMD, the Southwest Monsoon has advanced into the central Arabian Sea causing rainfall in several parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Telangana and Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar.

The heavy rainfall has incurred water logging at several spots in Mumbai, including subway in Everard Nagar, near Saki Naka Metro station area and others. According to BMC, In Mumbai’s Vikhroli West, a retaining wall near a residential building collapsed on late Tuesday night, why a tree fall on car has been reported in Dadar.