Let's first do the analysis. Where did most of the deaths occur ? In slums ? Who are the people living in these slums ? Are those slums built illegally on a government property ? Seprating Mumbai from Maharashtra , as suuggsted by one of the reader is not a solution.
About 70% population of Mumbai lives in slums. If Mumbai is separated from Maharashtra you can imagine what kind of Government Mumbai will have. Add to that the influx of people coming from Bihar and UP. Mumbai will become Bihar if separated from Maharashtra.
What makes you think that politicians will be any differnt if Mumbai is separated from Maharashta ? What have the politicians from Mumbai done for Mumbai during this time of crisis ? Where was Govinda ? Where were Gurudas Kamat and Milind Deora ? Most of the people in Mumbai are outsiders and don't give a damn about Mumbai.
The government of Maharashtra has to do some deep analysis of the core issues and cause of the poor state of infrastructure. Spend some more money on Mumbai and get the infrastructure updated. Have a disaster plan and act upon it.
