One of the Mumbaikars has written about Mumbai's slums leaving Calcutta's behind. The day Calcutta gets flooded like Mumbai was recently, 90% of the city will be gone- so much is in a continuous state of upheavel and filthy disarray there all the time, for years on end. At least Mumbai, with its inmates wanting to improve, and with their business-like minds, can rebuild and prevent what's happened now. As has been rightly said, the slums have to be dealt with in a constructive manner, and the drainage system immediately improved- these two are indeed the Government's responsibility. But the common man of Mumbai must stop throwing things on the roads, must stop ignoring garbage and filth in his everyday life, he must take his civic responsibilities of keeping his roads, surroundings, and drains clean. He must stop building illegal and encroaching constructions at every nook and corner of the city; he must help authorities in bringing to their notice such constructions taking place. In short, with a sprawling and vibrant business-city at stake, the Mumbaikar must fast become like the European- be very, very particular and proud about the discipline in the city he lives in
