Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Monday took to social media to take a dig on the woeful state of Mumbai’s drainage system. His submit got here after a video of extremely inundated roads in Mumbai’s posh Pedder Street went viral on the Web.
Whereas sharing his sarcastic take, Agnihotri mentioned that Peddar Street is one in every of Mumbai’s poshest areas. The video shared by The Kashmir Information director brings to the fore vital questions on city planning (or lack thereof) in India’s monetary capital.
“Pedder Street. One in every of Mumbai’s poshest addresses. Rs 1 lakh per sq ft for the privilege of watching your automotive float previous your front room. World-class pricing. Third-world drainage. Benefit from the waterfront property. No additional cost,” he wrote on X (previously Twitter).
Agnihotri’s sarcastic take augured effectively with Mumbaikars, for whom rain has spelt doom as an alternative of aid from warmth. A person mentioned that the federal government ought to make it necessary for good cities to resolve their drainage and disposal issues.
“It’s excessive time GoI first makes it necessary for Good Cities to resolve their drainage issues and stable / liquid disposal techniques (adopting waste to wealth methodology) first earlier than splurging their funds on different tasks,” the person wrote.
Yet one more person mentioned that it rained over 100 mm in an hour and most drainage techniques internationally could be flooded with that a lot rain in an hour.
“I heard 100 mm rain in 1 hour? With that a lot rain in 1 hour, most drainage techniques internationally could be flooded. Indian cities, with low civic sense – all of them, stand 0 probability. The speed of rainfall makes an enormous diff. 100 mm in day is fairly heavy, in an hour its a deluge,” the person defined.
A person requested Agnihotri in jest: “Sir ‘Water Information’ film when??”
Yet one more person commented jokingly: “BMC: ‘Ocean is there, no, in Bombay?'”
In the meantime, a number of low-lying areas in south Mumbai, similar to Peddar Street and Nepean Sea Street, skilled flooding. Public transport, together with trains, was functioning with minor delays, whereas buses and metro providers remained operational.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) reported a excessive tide of 4.88 metres was anticipated at 12.13 pm on Tuesday, with one other tide of 4.18 metres at 11.56 pm. They famous that the island metropolis recorded a mean rainfall of 106 mm within the 24 hours ending at 8 am on Tuesday, with Nariman Level receiving the best at 252 mm.
Regardless of these challenges, public transport providers managed to function. Nonetheless, the heavy downpour earlier within the week led to disruptions in a number of areas, significantly in south Mumbai. The IMD had declared the onset of the southwest monsoon over Mumbai forward of its standard schedule.
