Lessons Mumbai didn’t learn indianexpress.com

July 2005 deluge was followed by much planning, Tuesday shows city still cannot deal with heavy rain. Dozens of de-watering pumps for localised relief also suffered technical glitches, as conceded by the municipal commissioner.
Tuesday’s rainfall was only one-third of the rainfall that caused the deluge of July 26, 2005. Yet flood waters did not recede hours after the rain stopped, just like in 2005. And the reasons remain much the same.