With the waters receding from the rains , The BMC and Maharastra Govt\\\'s inadequacy has been exposed. Their unpreparness and inadequacies have come to light.
The citizen had to do the job and have done it to stay alive. What next, Do all those flats/houses that were a few feet deep under water have water damage or damages that can cause them to fall, This is likely as we all know of contractors and the authorities who look the other way so that safety rules can be flauntedto make a quick buck.
IS you residenc eor office building safe. I think BMC and relevant authorities need to get check all the building affected to ensure safety of occupants in these.
It is not only heavy rain that caused a floody situation, but the plastic and other garbages which people throw on the roads from train/vehicle window after eating foods/biscuits/chips etc. If Bombay people stop throwing wrappers instead of blaming the rains/weather department/others then I think the situation can come under control. It is people who themselves called for a flood by making the environment dirty and clogging the drainage system. You cannot blame the government officials for your own deeds. You will throw dirt and expect government officials to pick it up and put into the dustbin!
It is not possible for any Govt to stop natural calamity occuring and that's the reason its called natural calamity. But Govt could plan to tackle the natural calamity when it occurs. For each city, Govt could identify the possible natural calamities and find action plan to tackle the same. Also they could provide better infrastructure by providing:
a. better drainage system b. have more lakes where water could be stored and used later c. have electricity cables running underground well protected rather than carried through posts d. build shelters/bunkers where public could stay during natural calamity e. form disaster management committee and anounce contact details to public f. conduct mock runs atleast once a year to make public well trained
Dear Sir, Mumbai is one of the India's most important city. Being in the coastal area, the city can expect heavy downpour anytime. City infrastructure is improving is almost world class in some areas. Government is working hard for improving the city which is very good. But the major problem is that nobody is concentrating on backups. The Mumbai development authority is not taking any responsibility to fight the calamities. Engineering is most neglected by the Government. If proper planning had taken place, there would have been no chance for this instance to happen. It is not too late for the Government if they atleast realise about their mistakes and work for it. Hoping a best response from the Government.
Its all too easy to blame everything on the government. Note, I am not saying the government is doing a great job - it sucks! But so do we citizens -we need to take a long hard look at ourselves and stop treating the streets of our city like a garbage dump. Each bag of plastic that you toss away ends up clogging a rain water drain. Wise up Mumbaites! Get a social conscience and learn civic responsibility - or else pay the price without moaning!
The political system has to align and nurture the ambitions of the town planners that seem to be lacking due to resentment that the situation is hopelessly un-repairable. That further exacerbates the efforts to carefully plan the infrastructure that is being overburdened by mass influx into the city. Our politicians were quick to change 'Bombay' the financial powerhouse to Mumbai (Land of goddess Mumba Devi). Now we owe it to the goddess to atleast make a constructive effort to develop an infrastructure to keep it clean without just appearing to do something by setting up committees and passing blame on each other. Lets get together and let the past monsoon lashes be the lesson for us to clean the land of goddess Mumba Devi, not by just maintaining slogans but collectivity acting together, hand in hand with the local government, the private sector and the NGO's and the people together to make it a community starting with basic early warning system and disaster recovery plans before it is too late. Everything is possible in Mumbai. Let us all make this dream come true that will make our children and our grand children proud of us and proud of Mumbai.
