1) A high ranking high power committee of expertise has to be constituted, consisting of a) a civil engineer, b) an hydraulic engineer, c) an electrical engineer, d) a traffic consultant for roads and rails, e) a doctor and f) a financial expert to be headed by an efficient administrator, preferably a legal luminary with over riding powers and financial assistance. 2) The scope of the committee will be: i) to study and suggest modern means, measures and methods to adopt, to plan and to re-orient the city and its neighbour-hoods to ensure that they would remain a) clean, b) without inundation of water or water logging c) without over crowding of roads and railways d) with wide spread and adequate drinking water facility e) with uniform and stable power supply without disruption, f) with adequate and right type of housing along with other types of buildings etc., and also g) with population assured of hygienic health.. ii) to issue such instructions that may be deemed necessary to any authority in operation within the limits of Mumbai city and its neghbour hoods to stop any irregular activities that might aggravate the conditions specified in i) above. iii) to suggest alternative actions to the authority in operation at ii) above. iv) to monitor actions of the above authority at ii) and iii) above. v) to recommend actions against such authority acting against suggestions, if any, of the high power committee.. vi) to travel to such places of study, vii) to draw necessary assistance from personnel of relevant fields what so ever felt vital and also viii) to submit its final report within three months of its inception. 3) On receipt of the high power committees report the state Govt. will scrutinize it in detail and come out with its own modifications etc., within a period of 15 days from the date of such receipt. 4) The state Govt. will raise necessary funds from its own internal sources by levying additional low percentage surcharges against railway and road fares, electricity charges and municipal charges etc., for a period of one year from the date of tender. 5) The centre will also assist the state by offering necessary assistance. 6) State will float tender within one month from the date of its modification of the high power committee report. 7) Tender will be finalized within a period of 15 days and the work order will be issued to the successful bidder company. 8) The company or companies in case of multiple tenders, will commence the works as per the modified high power committee report as reflected in the work order. 9) The company will complete all the works as per the terms of conditions in all respects within a period of one year from the date of issue of the work order/ orders as the case may be on a war footing. 10) The high power committee will take over supervision duties of the works in progress, till the works are completed. 11) Payments will be released in parts as per specification in the work orders, strictly on unanimous recommendation of the entire high power committee. 12) Bombay First can also be of much valued assistance and help in such war footing efforts!
Its sad to see what Mumbai is going thru at the moment. Never in all these years have we seen this large scale devastation in Mumbai.
But I feel besides the government, which anyway has proved its inefficiency, its the mumbaikars who also need to accept the responsibility for this. It is a well known fact that in the fight to earn our livelihood we have shown utter disrespect for the city that has given us so much. Inspite of knowing the effects of plastic bags, we still continue to use them and look what it has lead to. This is just one small example of how we have turned a blind eye to our environment.
Its equally true that what happened was very difficult to stop, but if we had shown some civic sense in the past the situation would not have been blown so much out of proportion and the plights of the affected could have been lessened to a certain extent.
I hope now that we have learned a very bitter lesson, in the future, we as citizens of this megapolis show more responsibility.
We would definitely want this city to be Shanghai but not at the cost of strangling our ecology.
Less use of Plastic material such as polythene which is non disposable and most of the places Polythene slow down the water flow or if it stuck in drainage then it stops water from flowing.
yes, stop blaming the rains, and start blaming ourselves. Why are we so honest with our income tax and why are we paying them. stop paying taxes at-least for the year in which such calamity takes place. Sardar Patel has already shown the way under the guidance of Mahatma Gandhi. Let us make sardar forum for mumbai city and do not pay those 58000 crore rupees to central government to be thrown in UP and Bihar. What are we getting in return? peanuts of 100 crore. when Delhi is getting 6000 crore for its development. Mumbaikers wake up and fight for your rights or die chuhe ki maut, then you will not have to blame anyone else.
Although no one can deny that it is because of the negligence of the government and state authorities that there was much loss to life and property during the rains,we should also realise that as citizens,we should all be more responsible.That is,please STOP littering.Use less plastic.Do not treat the roads and rails as giant garbage dumps.A lot of clogging of sewers and drains could've been avoided if there wasn't so much litter strewn across the roads.It's disappointing to watch commuters in trains and buses and even pedestrains casually dumping cups,wrappers,cans etc onto tracks and roads,without even realising how much damage that can do to the streets not only during,but even in the absence of rains.It will also be noteworthy to mention what a disastrous example such insensitive behaviour would set to the younger generation.It's a shame that children grow up without having any civic sense,and continue to follow in the footsteps of their elders.It's all well and good to say that the true spirit of 'Mumbaikars' arose during this testing time,and 'Mumbaikars' have a never-say-die attitude.But are we even worthy of that tagline if we continue to ill-treat it?Well,I don't think so!
