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Mithi River is an 18.64-km seasonal river with residential slum pockets and industrial patches alongside it.

ED sleuths land at actor Dino Morea's home as part of massive search op over multi-crore Mithi River desilting scam

June 06, 2025 10:37 pm

The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at locations linked to the BMC officials, contractors, and middlemen booked in the alleged multi-crore Mithi River desilting scam.

An early monsoon and the urban planning challenge

May 28, 2025 7:14 am

City planners, whether in Mumbai, Bengaluru or Delhi, need to recognise that weather vagaries are the new normal. They must plan for it

Aaditya Thackeray asks why no action against construction firms after flood water gushes into Mumbai Metro station

May 27, 2025 8:30 pm

Hardly 17 days after its inauguration, services on the city's first underground Metro were hit on Monday.

Flooding in Pune: Congress, AAP target Ajit Pawar, call his planning negligent

May 26, 2025 10:39 pm

Congress' Patole said Ajit Pawar has nothing to do with the people, ''and that is exactly the reason the entire state is suffering today"

Just 17 days after inauguration, Mumbai Metro's underground services affected by flooding

May 26, 2025 3:38 pm

Floodwaters even entered a Mumbai Metro train when its doors opened at the Worli station on the new aqua line (Line 3).

BMC to desilt drains, water channels located within jurisdiction of railways

February 18, 2025 10:47 pm

This was decided following a monsoon-preparedness meeting that was held among civic officials and officials of the Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR)

'This can only happen in India’: Australian podcaster awestruck as Uber driver navigates Mumbai floods to get her to airport

July 18, 2024 6:30 pm

Bree Steele, an Australian podcaster, was amazed by her Uber driver navigating flooded Mumbai streets, declaring Indians as the “toughest and chillest” people.

Amitabh Bachchan prays for those affected by Mumbai rains (X/SrBachchan)

Amitabh Bachchan holds umbrella for Jaya Bachchan as he prays for those affected by Mumbai rains: 'Sad, helpless'

July 17, 2024 1:39 pm

Amitabh Bachchan penned a heartfelt note about the Mumbai rains, and how the monsoon impacts citizens every year. He prayed for the well-being of those impacted by it.

Mumbai receives 100 mm rain, surpasses deficit; IMD issues orange alert for tomorrow

July 12, 2024 5:38 pm

The downpour on Thursday led to waterlogging in several low-lying pockets in Mumbai such as Gandhi Market area, Hindmata and Santacruz's Milan subway; Andheri subway shut for vehicular movement early on Friday.

Incessant rainfall triggers landslides in Uttarakhand, Himachal; Char Dham yatra suspended

December 27, 2024 2:52 pm

The popular pilgrimage circuit in the state, Char Dham Yatra has been suspended by the authorities due to the heavy downpour.

MUMBAI FLOODS VIDEOS

Hear the Mumbai monsoon

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

The rain makes us dance to its rhythm. It has a special place. Hear the different sounds of the Mumbai monsoon and experience it.

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What Is So Unusual About The Excess Rains That Lashed Mumbai?

June 22, 2020 6:55 pm

Tuesday's rainfall in Mumbai is unexpected in the month of August. Once the rain stops what is required is a good drainage system for an exit. Unfortunately, in Mumbai also the drainage networks are not very good.