Mumbai Rains Leave Hindmata And Gandhi Market Waterlogged Despite 30 Lakh Litre Storage
August 19, 2025: Mumbai’s long-standing flooding hotspots at Hindmata in Dadar East and Gandhi Market in Sion were once again left submerged on Monday as relentless rainfall battered the city. Water levels rose to nearly 1.5 feet at both locations, causing significant disruption along Babasaheb Ambedkar Road, one of the city’s busiest arterial routes linking […]
BMC U-turns On Pump Reduction, Increases Monsoon Readiness After May Floods
June 11, 2025: In a significant policy reversal, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that 514 dewatering pumps will be deployed across Mumbai this monsoon, surpassing last year’s count of 482. The civic body had earlier planned to scale back the number of pumps to 414, citing improvements in the stormwater drainage system. The […]