I am from Chennai and presently living in Pune since one year. I have been following the news regarding this 7/26 disaster to a fairly decent extent. I had been to Mumbai few times. Always, I had thought, if any disaster strikes Mumbai, how the people are going to manage. I got the answer that it is very difficult. In one of the popular dailies, I read that the Disaster Management programme in Mumbai is a multi-crore project and it was the best kept secret during last week. Also, I read, that one of the top government officials has been quoted saying "Who will expect such huge rains like this?". This statement really irked me. Mumbai is not like Chennai bereft of rains. Every year, Mumbai comes to a grinding halt for at least two days. Does not that responsible person know about this? He is asking this question to the public/press. The answer is he has to expect such huge rains. He does not know Disaster management does not work with 20 mm of daily rainfall but with 2000 MM of daily rainfall and with earthquake of magnitude 10.
