Though the heavy rains pounded the Mumbai city and suburbs for the second day on Wednesday, WhatsApp messages of certain major roads being closed for vehicular traffic are fake.

Heavy rains have disrupted flight operations at the Mumbai airport and delayed suburban train services in the financial capital. The situation has worsened in Borivali, situated in North-West Mumbai. Heavy rain continues in the area and residents have shifted their belongings elsewhere. Most people have also parked their cars in other places.

Earlier, the police said that the traffic situation in Mumbai as of now is by and large normal, police said, "Worli Sea Link, Pedder road, Sion Bridge are open with smooth traffic movement."

Mumbai police also said that there is water logging at SV Road where traffic has been diverted through Linking Road.

Meanwhile, 63 Jet Airways, 8 Indigo, 3 Spicejet and 1 GoAir flights cancelled due to bad weather at Mumbai airport.

#UPDATE: 63 Jet Airways, 8 IndiGo and 3 SpiceJet and 1 GoAir flights cancelled due to bad weather at Mumbai airport. September 20, 2017

Worli Sea Link, Pedder road, Sion Bridge are open with smooth traffic movement #MumbaiRains #TrafficUpdate — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 20, 2017

The fake message that is being circulated on social media sites including WhatsApp is — "Worli Sea Link Closed for expected Cyclone at 3.00 PM. Pedder road is closed. Sion bridge is shut all cars have been told to take u turn and go back. SV Road from Bandra to Santa Cruz is close due to rain. Bandra linking road flooding."

Another message that is floating around is — "BMC alert.. If the rain doesnt stop or slow down, the electricity will be cut off.. Please charge up your cell phones and inform it to others too..Helpline 1916 declared by BMC."

Disaster Management Unit of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai also clarified that there is no cyclone warning for Mumbai.

As informed by IMD there is no cyclone warning for Mumbai. Citizens r requested not to spread & trust rumour-DMU — Disaster Management (@DisasterMgmtMum) September 20, 2017

Yuva Sena Chief Aaditya Thackeray also urged citizens to not trust rumours.

Pl do NOT believe in rumours. The sea link isn't closed down, neither is any arterial road. There is no cyclone warning for the same. — Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) September 20, 2017

Speaking to media, Sudhir Naik, Deputy Municipal Commissioner said, "IMD has issued forecast of intermittent rains. No cyclonic warning issued."

He also said that total 35000 BMC workers are on road and revealed that Mumbai had received 210mm of rainfall with the maximum being in Dharavi.

Naik also asked residents not to believe rumours that are being circulated of WhatsApp and other social media.

Meanwhile, schools and colleges in Mumbai Metropolitan Region have been instructed to remain closed today in view of heavy rains.

Watch: Dahisar river flowing in full force below the Nancy colony bridge at Borivali ​

Dahisar river flowing in full force below the Nancy colony bridge at #Borivali #MumbaiRains @dna pic.twitter.com/gc8IVhk4bD — Virat A Singh (@singhvirat246) September 20, 2017

As many as 56 flights were diverted to different airports till this morning as the main runway continued to be out of use due to the SpiceJet aircraft stuck there, an airport official said.

The main runway at the Mumbai airport is unlikely to be functional before this evening as the SpiceJet aircraft remained stuck on it.

Vehicles were moving, though a bit slowly, on the city's two major roads - the Eastern Express Highway and the Western Express Highway, the BMC official said.

The 'dabbawalas' of Mumbai also cancelled their delivery of over two lakh tiffins to office-goers in the city in view of the disruption of suburban rail services after heavy rains.