Mumbai faces sever waterlogging every year. Despite efforts at the BMC and state government level, the situation becomes grim every year. Here are some of the reasons why the city struggles with flood-type situations every year.
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Mumbai Floods: Earlier, Congress leader Milind Deora demanded a CBI probe into a Rs. 12,000 crore spent by BMC in 2017, and yet Mumbai roads getting potholes and floods.
Mumbai rains: The weather department has issued a yellow alert, predicting heavy rains at a few places in the city on July 1 and 2.
Ground plus one storey residential structure has collapsed at Shivaji Nagar in Govandi, amid heavy downpour in Maharashtra, including Mumbai.
Destruction of mangroves and unplanned constructions are responsible for flooding in Mumbai every year after heavy rains, say environment activists and town planners.Mangroves absorb excess water but they are being destroyed in Mumbai in the guise of infrastructure development
According to a Western Railway (WR) official, the engineer, Harish Rathore, spent nearly 16 hours in flooded water monitoring the water level on tracks between Andheri and Vasai stations and clearing them.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday deployed helicopter in the rescue operation and airlifted around 58 stranded people, including 16 children from the Ju-Nandkhuri village near Khandvali in Thane district, on the request of CM Devendra Fadnavis of additional assistance from NDRF, Air Force.
According to IMD Santa Cruz observatory, Mumbai recorded rainfall for over 24 hours which falls in the extremely heavy rain category. As life came to a standstill in the country's financial capital, we have a few hacks that may help you to avoid getting stuck in the rigmarole of Mumbai's downpour.
"We were asleep with Ayush in our house. Before we could understand anything, we found ourselves being washed away due to the sudden flow of water. Me and my wife tried to hold on to each other and our child, but the strong current turned us helpless and we got separated after some time," Ayush's father Uttam Sharma (25) said.
Only a few hours of rains have "submerged" Mumbai, Congress MLA Amin Patel said Friday and blamed "corruption" in the Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporations (BMC) pre-monsoon nullah cleaning works for the situation.
In 2005 also, Mumbai faced severe floods. That year had recorded 944 mm (37.17 inches) of rainfall within 24 hours on 26 July.
“We cannot control nature. But this is not the first time this is happening in Mumbai. We have not moved an inch,” Chief Justice Chellur said.
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