The rains are here to stay in Mumbai. It is quite a lovely and horrendous season at the same time. On one hand, the weather is dreamy and poetic and makes you want to stand by a window watching the raindrops as you sit into some hot chai accompanied by bhajiyas :-). On the other hand, reality bites every morning as Hari drives us through puddles and traffic jams from hell.
Bombay is on edge right now though. You can feel the collective nervousness in the air as people get reminded of the deluge of 26th July last year. People are over cautious and also come out very strongly against the civic authorities to improve the infrastructure of the city to better handle rains. Today, I read in the paper about a mass movement to educate and bring awareness in the city while also affecting policy by liasing with the BMC, government and more. IT is run by a collection of NGOs funded by Mumbaikars and Indian corporates (funds from political parties and foriegn companies are not accepted).
Check out their website when you have a few minutes -
http://www.votemumbai.org
I am thinking of volunteering. We'll see how it goes. I am a Mumbaikar now afterall :-)
- Maya
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