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Crazy stuff!

Heavy to extremely-heavy rain to continue till Monday evening, return early Tuesday and ease off by afternoon. Stay safe everyone

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Gotta credit those two people for being there at the right time.

Loving the cozy Sunday at home. Wait for the pigeon making a dash for it at 00.36 secs.

Mumbai - A striking video showing the Vande Bharat Express train speeding through heavily waterlogged tracks has gone viral on social media. The incident occurred as the semi-high-speed train was passing Kanjur Marg station.

Every monsoon, the same headlines return.

Waterlogged roads. Local trains delayed. Cars submerged. Hours lost in traffic. Potholes appearing overnight. Buildings leaking. Power outages. Businesses shutting early. People risking their lives just to get home.

What's frustrating isn't that Mumbai receives heavy rainfall. That's expected.

What's frustrating is that this cycle repeats almost every single year.

India's financial capital contributes enormous tax revenue, yet basic monsoon preparedness still feels reactive instead of preventive. Storm-water drains clog with garbage, roads are repeatedly dug up without proper coordination, construction debris blocks water flow, and infrastructure often appears to be repaired rather than redesigned.

Citizens deserve better.

But while governments have the resources, authority, and responsibility to build resilient infrastructure, waiting only for institutional action hasn't delivered the city we want.

So here's another question:

What can Mumbaikars do themselves?

1. Stop treating public spaces as someone else's responsibility.

Every plastic bottle, food wrapper, or construction waste dumped into drains eventually returns as flooded roads. Civic responsibility starts with individuals.

2. Form neighbourhood resilience groups.

Housing societies can coordinate drainage cleaning, emergency pumps, volunteer response teams, elderly assistance, and communication networks before the monsoon begins instead of after flooding starts.

3. Demand transparency—not just promises.

Every ward should publicly display:

Annual drainage cleaning schedules

Road repair contracts

Flood-prone locations

Project completion timelines

Digital accountability is harder to ignore.

4. Use technology collectively.

Citizens already report potholes and flooding on social media. Imagine if entire neighbourhoods consistently documented recurring problems with GPS-tagged photos, dates, and follow-ups. Data creates pressure.

5. Build local emergency preparedness.

Communities can maintain emergency supplies, portable pumps, first-aid kits, backup lighting, and volunteer contact lists. Waiting for external rescue should be the last option, not the first.

6. Support better urban planning.

Floodplains, mangroves, and natural water channels aren't obstacles to development—they're part of Mumbai's flood defence system. Long-term resilience depends on protecting them.

7. Vote based on infrastructure performance.

Political discussions often revolve around personalities. Maybe it's time to judge leaders by measurable outcomes:

Flood reduction

Road quality

Drain maintenance

Public transport reliability

Project completion rates

Infrastructure should become an election issue.

Mumbai has shown extraordinary resilience for decades.

People help strangers push stalled cars. Residents offer food to commuters. Volunteers rescue families during floods.

The spirit of Mumbai has never been the problem.

The question is whether that same collective energy can shift from responding to disasters to preventing them.

Government agencies absolutely have the primary responsibility to provide safe, reliable infrastructure. Citizens cannot replace that role.

But citizens can organize, document, demand accountability, reduce preventable problems, and build stronger local communities.

Maybe the future of Mumbai won't improve only because governments become more efficient.

Maybe it will improve because millions of Mumbaikars decide that civic responsibility doesn't end at their front door.

What do you think? What practical changes have you seen work in your area during the monsoon?

I’ve been considering buying a pair of rain boots/gumboots for quite some time, but I’m unsure whether they’re actually worth the investment for daily use in Mumbai during the monsoon.

I’ve tried finding them offline in shoe stores and markets, but there aren’t many options. I bought one pair previously and found them quite heavy, tight, and uncomfortable.

My main concern is comfort. When people recommend gumboots, I wonder how practical they really are if you’re wearing them for several hours. For example, if I’m travelling to college, taking trains, walking around malls, offices, restaurants, etc., I can’t exactly change footwear midway.

I currently own rain shoes that are more like mesh loafers. They dry quickly, but my feet still get drenched during heavy rain or waterlogging, which I dislike.

I’m seeing some returnable options online (Amazon, Myntra, etc.), but reviews are mixed, and I’m hesitant to spend money on something that may end up sitting in a corner after a few uses.

A few questions for people who have actually used them:

Do you wear gumboots directly with socks, or do you wear them over your regular footwear?

Are they comfortable enough for 3–6 hours of continuous use?

Do your feet end up sweaty and uncomfortable?

For Mumbai rains specifically, are waterproof shoes a better option than full gumboots?

Any lightweight models available in India that you would genuinely recommend?

For context, I’m mostly dealing with train travel, college campuses, footpaths, and occasional waterlogging up to ankle or mid-calf level.

I’d appreciate recommendations from people who have used them for an entire monsoon season rather than just a few rainy days.

So Monsoon has arrived and we are in the same condition where we were decades back. FREE SWIMMING POOLS everywhere.

Let's be honest, seeing videos of people kayaking or swimming on the roads during heavy rains generates a lot of laughs, but isn't it time we stop normalizing this disaster?

When will Mumbaikars realize that our taxes are funding these seasonal swimming pools?

Every monsoon, parts of Mumbai turn into makeshift lakes, causing immense trouble for daily commuters and residents.

Yet, the reaction from the public often veers towards resignation or humor rather than outrage. We pay our taxes, fuel the city's economy, and expect basic amenities like a working drainage system.

Why aren't we marching to the municipal offices demanding accountability for the annual flooding? Instead of joking about the "free water rides," we should be demanding a permanent solution from the local governing bodies. Our silence is costing us dearly.

What are your thoughts?

Every year I see this waterfall from my balcony, ik it's far away at the mountains of the national park ... But still it feels good ....

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Mumbai, July 5, 2026: In yet another rain-related fatality during the ongoing monsoon, a 63-year-old man lost his life after a tree uprooted and collapsed onto a shop in Mumbai's Kurla West area on Sunday afternoon.

The incident occurred around 12:40 pm in Naupada, near the Hindi BMC School at Gomes Gown Building in the Kamani locality. Heavy downpours had been lashing the city, weakening the tree's stability before it came crashing down on the shop, trapping the victim inside.

The deceased has been identified as Yunus Kundawala, a 63-year-old resident. He was rushed to Fauzia Hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Civic officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed the details, noting that one person was trapped and injured in the collapse.