What comes in tandem with heavy rains is the set of excuses that BMC churns out year after year for flooding in the city. Nikhil Desai, an activist and engineer, said: "Heavy rains, high tide and low-lying areas are facts that will not change. BMC has to improve the drainage system which can work in heavy rains and at the time of high tide." So, it is not only related to heavy rain or high tide but the poor infrastructure of the city," said Zoru Bathena, activist and environmentalist. The problem is year-long which only gets exposed during the monsoon," he added and suggested that instead of wasting Rs 12,000 crore on a 10-km coastal road, BMC should improve the road network as per its own Development Plan.

Source: dna July 02, 2019 23:26 UTC