A monorail got trapped due to overcrowding between Chembur and Bhakti Park stations in Mumbai. There were 200 people in it. Passengers are being taken out with the help of cranes. CM Devendra Fadnavis has said that there is no need to panic. All passengers will be removed.
Monorail breaks down: A monorail train got stuck between two stations on Tuesday amid heavy rains in Mumbai. At least 200 passengers got stuck in the train stuck between Chembur and Bhakti Park stations. Crane’s help has been taken to remove them. CM Devendra Fadnavis assured that all passengers would be saved safely. The incident will be investigated.
Devendra Fadnavis said- all passengers will be removed
Fadnavis posted on X, “For a technical reason, a monorail is stuck between Chembur and Bhakti Park. MMRDA (Mumbai metropolitan area development authority), Fire Department and Municipal Corporation, all agencies have reached the spot. Safety of all passengers is being given supreme priority. No one needs to worry or disturb the safety of all passengers.
Fadnavis also appealed to the people to be patient and said that he was in constant touch with the officials. He said, “I request everyone to maintain patience. I am in touch with MMRDA Commissioner, Municipal Commissioner, Police and all concerned agencies. The causes of this incident will also be investigated.”
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200 people were riding in monorail, bent on one side due to overcrowding
Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani confirmed that there were about 200 passengers in the train. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that Monorail was very crowded. Local train services were postponed due to waterlogging due to heavy rains. He said, “There were about 70-75 people in a coach. There was a lot of crowd. Due to a lot of crowd, the monorail bowed to one side, causing technical problems to arise. It is being investigated.”
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Please tell that the rescue operation was started immediately after Monorail got stuck. BMC, fire department and police teams started taking out the passengers safely. The video footage shows the emergency personnel present at the scene helping passengers from the trapped train.