Mumbai: It's been seven years since more than 400 people were killed in Mumbai's worst-ever natural disaster. Reeling from the massive scale of destruction wreaked by the unprecedented deluge, authorities were quick to draw up ambitious and expensive plans for what they vowed would be a complete overhauling of the city's storm water drainage system.
As the clouds part again this year, MiD DAY did a little bit of digging to find out how many of the deadlines were met, how many of the promises were kept " only to make the alarming discovery that the city is as ill-prepared for a deluge as it was years ago. The question that now remains to be answered is this: is seven years not long enough for the citys guardians to act on the lessons they learnt in 2005?
Two of the most crucial projects to keep the floods in check " Brihanmumbai Storm Water Drain (Brimstowad) project and development of Mithi River " remain incomplete.
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