According to latest report, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated that Mumbai won’t get flooded even if the city gets rain at the rate of 60 to 70 mm per hour.
This development came after BMC’s review meeting on pre-monsoon work in the city ahead of monsoon.
There are at least 10 to 12 days during each monsoon when daily rainfall crosses 120 to 150 mm with 60 mm per hour for a few hours, reports further stated.
Officials stated that they have tackled 73 per cent of flooding spots. If rainfall occurs at the speed of 60 to 70 mm per hour, Mumbai will not get flooded. If it rains more than this, the city will witness waterlogging. But the water will drain out in less time.
It has come to light that as part of the city’s monsoon preparedness, 5 teams of the National Disaster Response Force and as many teams from the Navy will be deployed. While 3 NDRF teams will be stationed at Andheri, the other 2 teams will be deployed in various wards. The Navy team will have 500 jawans and officers with 15 divers.
Meanwhile, 105 per cent of the desilting work has been completed and 98 per cent of Mithi cleaning is over. Every year, BMC sets a target for desilting and tracks its progress against that figure, officials stated.
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