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Mumbai’s Oval Maidan, Churchgate, Metro Cinema among BMC’s flooding spots for 2026

The Indian Express·Pratip Acharya·about 1 month ago
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According to BMC data, all these areas had recorded waterlogging only three times in the past 20 years. (File photo) Key areas across south Mumbai including Oval Maidan, Mantralaya, Kemps Corner, Churchgate, Metro Cinema and Hutatma Chowk which are VIP footfall zones, have found themselves in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) list of flooding spots for this year . With the number of flooding spots in the city seeing an increase by 10 per cent this year, these areas, which are not known to be flooded, were included in the list after the heavy waterlogging recorded on the first day of the monsoon outbreak last year. Several pockets in south Mumbai recorded 200 mm of rainfall within a 24 hour span. A flooding spot is identified by analysing the waterlogging patterns of the previous year, based on which mitigation measures are implemented. Since these spots recorded heavy flooding last year, the officials added them to this year’s list.…

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