My family had been stuck up in Mumbai the whole 26the night and its was terrible experience. Mobile Phones batteries were out and there was not way to communicate. People were able to walk 40-50 kilometers back hope but none of the police officials were there to give helpful in to the stranded. IT was a nightmare for all of us. People were walking in neck deep waters to their homes, why were the police not made active to give proper info for the stranded. Not all have mobile phones. Its was seen that the drainage system was pathetic and no proper systems has been in place for the water to drain off from bridges. This is shameless. At one end we talk about Growing economy and world class facility and here we see nothing more than sheer stupidity and lack of foresight of city planners. THis high time the Government lears some basic common sense and start implementing preventive construction in Mumbai. One of the mostintelligent steps would be to have an INTERNATIONAL Airport in not sush low lying ocations like mumbai but somewhere near the Pune. Another aspects would be move most of the Critical offices out of Mubai to Locations where Public transport is not halted by One day ra
