Mumbai Rains: Situation this year was not as bad as earlier, BMC chief

Mumbai Rains: Situation this year was not as bad as earlier, BMC chief

According to the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the city received 67 mm rains, the eastern suburbs notched 120 mm, and the western suburbs recorded 90 mm rainfall.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Saturday, June 29, 2019, 10:19 AM IST
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Every year, Mumbai has to face water logging during monsoon. Even this year, the same thing happened, but the BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi has said that situation this year was not as bad and the water cleared within 30 minutes.

The BMC chief Praveen Pardeshi told the Indian Express, "Yes, there was waterlogging at some places. But it was cleared in time. If there is rain then there will be water. No locals trains have been stopped. Buses were running normal and there was disruption only for some time. I am satisfied with the nullah cleaning. The problem of residents were addressed effectively and timely."

But even after tall claims of BMC, according to PTI at least four persons, including a minor boy, were killed and two others injured in different incidents as monsoon made a grand entry in Mumbai and surroundings on Friday, hitting normal life with the usual woes of water-logging in many areas, delays in flights, road and train traffic. The Mumbai Traffic Police imposed diversions in many parts of the city including Sion, Dadar, Kurla, Sewri, Chembur, Khar, Bandra, Andheri, Kanjurmarg, Bhandup, Wadala, Kings Circle as the main roads were submerged in upto two-three feet waters.

But the BMC chief told the Indian Express, "The situation this year was not as bad as earlier. Hindmata used to flood every year but this year, the situation was not like that. Flooding was cleared within half an hour. Water near Andheri flyover was pumped out within 15 minutes. Major flooding was only reported near Mogra nullah but that was also cleared by afternoon. Whatever water was there we have cleared it. We can’t say the rain should not come. Some areas have witnesses more than 200 mm of rainfall."

According to the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the city received 67 mm rains, the eastern suburbs notched 120 mm, and the western suburbs recorded 90 mm rainfall. In a huge relief to Mumbaikars and the civic administration, the catchment areas of some of the lakes supplying to Mumbai received good rains on the opening day of the season. Vehar Lake (209 mm), Tulsi Lake (143 mm), Modak Sagar Lake (69 mm) and Middle Vaitarna (78 mm).

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