The Mumbai flood should teach us a few hard lessons. We are living in a difficult world situation. The floods and the failure of rail transport has shown how things could go beyond us all. Imagine 8 lakh people daily travel in trains to and fro their offices-home moving north-south-north. If we cannot change this travel pattern, could we not atleast decentralise activity. Bandra-Kural complex project should be hastened and most of the commercial centres shoiuld be shifted here. The load on train traffic could reduce perhaps.
Instead of a sea bridge between Nava Sheva and Sewree and Worli-Bandra sea lane and a host of projects wholly catering to south Mumbai, will the state government concentrate on better drainage, sanitation and transport for suburbs. Forget for a swhile Shanghai and Singapore. Do something for the poor Mumbaikars.
I am not a resident of Mumbai but having relatives in mumbai. $ families r in mumbai. My one sis slept 2 night in her office. She left home on tuesday morning 4 office and retuned home on thusday morning SAFELY.
One of my bro slept one night in office and walked LONG distance n back home next day Safely.
One of my Jiju tried to b at home alognwith friends by car they travlled some diatance then they found water level up to seats of car. Tehy left car on reaod back to office by walking LONG distance. Slept in AIRCOOLED office without light. He is safe.
But it's not the same case with my 4th family. Their house is destroyed. Nothing is left. They have to take shelter of neighbous n living since 2 nights. All family members are A LIVE that's the plus point rest is destoryed.
It's grace of GOD everybody is safe . But painful nights we had gone through is countless and situation we r going through is also horrible.
So mumbaikar HAVE Paitence everything will b alright same ward i said to my bro whosed house is destroyed.
The deluge in Bombay was devastating. But people were cool and calm and helpful. My husband and I could not get to New Bombay from South Bombay for three days. All roads were flooded. But there was no cheating, no fights,no gadbaad whatsoever. We spent one night at a petrol pump in sewree and all were helpful.
