Monsoon Shield For Mumbai Railways: MRVC & IIT-B Plan Underground Water Storage
The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) and Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) have teamed up to undertake a thorough feasibility study for building subterranean water storage tanks on railway property to address the persistent problem of waterlogging that interrupts Mumbai’s suburban railway services each monsoon. The action is intended to address flooding, which frequently interferes […]
Mumbai’s Road Concretisation Drive: A Solution For Monsoon Woes?
Mumbai’s relentless monsoon seasons have long plagued the city with deteriorating roads, rampant potholes, and severe traffic disruptions. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has, therefore, geared up for an ambitious USD 700 million project to convert the asphalt on 400 km of the city’s roads into concrete that can withstand monsoons. This would be a […]
BMC Sets May 31 Deadline For Roadworks To Ease Monsoon Woes
In an effort to address Mumbai’s chronic monsoon problems, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given contractors strict instructions, requiring that all existing roadworks be finished by May 31, 2025. Growing public complaints about substantial road construction that is causing extreme traffic congestion throughout the city have prompted this instruction. It is strictly forbidden to […]
MMRDA’s readiness for the monsoon: 300 engineers and labourers to provide security at Metro locations
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has sent 300 engineers and staff to Metro installations in preparation for the impending monsoon in order to maintain security. To respond quickly to any catastrophe, it has formed 19 emergency response teams, each with 10 personnel and an engineer. Furthermore, eighteen emergency centers, seventeen ambulances, and maintenance […]
Railway channels to be unclogged before monsoon, BMC takes charge
Before monsoon begins, BMC Storm Water Department staff will inspect and certify all railway channels beneath railroad tracks by 5 June, 2024. The BMC officials would be held accountable if a blocked drain on railway property causes flooding in the vicinity. The authorities of the Railways and the BMC trade accusations after every significant downpour […]