Residents of this city today paid homage to victims of the 2005 deluge on the second anniversary of the worst natural disaster to hit the financial hub. | |
| Over 400 people were killed and thousands left homeless when 944 mm of rains lashed the metropolis in July 26 2005, the highest rainfall recorded here on a single day. The deluge also damaged property worth crores of rupees. |
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| Functions to pay homage to the victims, including a 'rangoli' competition depicting the scenes of the fateful day, were organised across the city. |
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| There were also many who felt that the administration had not learnt any lessons from the tragedy. In this regard, they cited last month's rains that inundated roads here. |
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| Activists alleged that the recommendations of the Chitale Committee, constituted to check the reasons behind the flash floods, had not been implemented by the government. |
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| Madhav Chitale, who headed the committee, said, "many recommendations given by me are long-term ones but it is very surprising that two years after the incident, the authorities have not even prepared the essential contour maps of the city." |
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