The suburban rail services, which were hit badly till Monday, were on Tuesday restored on Central, Harbour and Western Railway sections, railway sources said.
Harbour line trains are plying from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Andheri and Panvel while the Central Railway is running services upto Kalyan, CR officials said, adding the frequency of the local trains was less.
Long-distance trains to and from Mumbai on the Central Railway continue to remain suspended till August 6, however, the trains are running from Pune and Nasik onwards for southern and northern regions respectively, the officials said.
Meanwhile, operations at Mumbai airport have improved on Tuesday after Monday's disruption, though it was shut for a brief period from 5 am to 5.45 am due to poor visibility, airport sources said.
In the last 12 hours ending 8 am, 10 international departing flights and nine incoming flights were cancelled. One incoming flight from Muscat went back to its destination, airport officials said.
Schools and colleges continued to remain closed for the second day on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, municipal authorities are busy in clearing tonnes of garbage from various places and disinfecting the areas simultaneously, officials said.
Electricity supply and water supply remains affected in some areas of the metropolis and municipal authorities have
said that they would be restored soon.
Trading at Bombay Stock Exchange has commenced on a normal note and attendance is much better than Monday.
Attendance in banks and other offices was also reported to be better than Monday.
People, who were worst affected in many low lying areas including Chembur and other places, have shifted to safer
places, the police said.
