Mumbai Pre-Monsoon Silt Removal Nears Completion With 82.31% Cleared So Far
With the monsoon season already making an early entry this year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed 82.31% of its targeted pre-monsoon silt removal from the city’s major and minor drains. Of the planned 9.68 lakh metric tonnes of silt to be cleared across Mumbai, 7.96 lakh metric tonnes have been removed as of […]
Heavy Rains Expose Gaps In Mumbai’s Drainage Infrastructure
Ashmitha Enous Mumbai was once again knee-deep in water and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) is facing tough questions, as the season’s first heavy showers battered the city. Low-lying areas witnessed the usual scenes of stranded commuters and flooded streets, despite the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor pre-monsoon drain cleaning. “AI se kya […]
Early Monsoon Floods South Mumbai, Highlights Civic Failures
An unseasonal downpour struck South Mumbai nearly a fortnight before the Indian Meteorological Department’s forecasted monsoon onset, crippling neighbourhoods typically spared from waterlogging. From Marine Drive to Colaba, arterial roads and inner lanes disappeared beneath swirling floodwaters. By 11 a.m., thirteen hours of relentless rain had transformed commercial and administrative districts into submerged zones, evoking […]
Mumbai’s Day 1 Deluge: BMC Blames Garbage, Metro Work For Flooding
The southwest monsoon made a dramatic entry into Mumbai on Monday—nearly 15 days ahead of schedule—bringing with it torrential rain that battered the city from 6am until mid-afternoon. The earliest monsoon onset recorded in the city’s history caught residents and civic authorities off guard. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) continuously revised its warnings as the […]