Mumbai saw record rain two weeks early. Alerts lagged, transport collapsed, and a new metro flooded—urban chaos followed
From Delhi to Bengaluru, major cities flood with every heavy shower. Climate unpredictability is exposing crumbling infrastructure
Encroached lakes, blocked drains, felled trees, and dumped debris—India’s cities have lost 70–80% of natural drainage
IPCC says extreme rain will rise. Yet cities remain unprepared, lacking both planning and resilience
The poor pay the price. Mumbai’s 2005 floods killed over 1,000—mostly slum dwellers. The pattern continues
Solutions exist. But political will and curbing real estate lobbies are key to making cities monsoon-ready