Heavy rains disrupt the life of financial capital Mumbai

It has happened again - heavy rains have disrupted life in Mumbai, the financial capital of India and resulted in waterlogging in low-lying areas apart from throwing out of gear the local train services which is the lifeline of this metropolis. Many long distance have been cancelled.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 22 July 2015.

Two deaths have been reported due to a wall collapse at Govandi due to the incessant rains and waterlogging have also occurred in low-lying areas like Kurla, Chembur, Tilak Nagar, Andheri, Parel and Lower Parel apart from neighboring areas of Thane, Navi Mumbai and Raigad.
This waterlogging during the monsoons is a perennial problem and whichever political party is in power promises to remove this menace but, even though enormous sums of money are allotted and spent on this account, the problem remains. Many dreams have been woven to make this city like Shanghai but, nothing appears to have been done. Shanghai rhymes with Mumbai and, there the similarity ends.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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