The monsoon arrived in Mumbai 10 days ago on May 26, leading to scenes of widespread waterlogging and the emergence of new waterlogging hotspots in the city, including several Metro Rail stations on the Aqua line. The downpour also resulted in waterlogging spots such as Hindmata (Dadar) and Gandhi Market (Sion) — which were already taken care of by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) — being affected.

The BMC is still in the midst of wrapping up its pre-monsoon works, such as desilting of storm water drains and bringing existing road works to a ‘safe status’. Citizens have expressed concerns that the city is not prepared to face the monsoon, attributing this to a lack of planning and contingency measures by the civic body. According to BMC, it will take another 15 days to complete all pre-monsoon works.