"Mumbai has collapsed in rain" UBT's Aaditya Thackeray hits out at Mahayuti over waterlogging in multiple areas

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray hit out at the Maharashtra government on Monday accusing them of not maintaining the drainage system in Mumbai, which had resulted in severe waterlooging at several places after heavy rains.
'We are seeing absolute absence of governance in Maharashtra today. Mumbai has collapsed in the rains, and it's only May. Last week, it was Andheri Subway and Saki Naka that was flooded. Today, it is South and Central Mumbai facing the brunt of the BMC being controlled by bjp and corrupt mind,' Thackeray said in a post on X.
https://x.com/AUThackeray/status/1926947014023028941
'Hind Mata and Gandhi Market (traditional flood spots) were made flood free by our govt in 2022. Today, due to the apathy of the government, it flooded. The Metro Station in Worli, inaugurated 2 weeks ago, saw a wall collapse, waterlogging, and sewage line water enter the station. A newly made road has caved in near Kemps Corner,' his post added.
He also demanded that the state government launch a fair probe into the 'incompetence' and also compensate people who faced waterlogging in their shops and homes.
Thackeray had also visited Mumbai's Worli station, which he claimed had been flooded after the rains.
'This is not even the first rain in Mumbai; it also rained in the first week of May. You will remember what happened in Sakinaki. Last week, there was a little rain. Andheri subway, too, was completely filled. For the past two months, we have consistently said that the drain cleaning is not done properly. We have consistently said that the municipal corporation has not held the meetings during the monsoon,' the UBT leader told reporters outside Worli station.
Taking a dig at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, he said that Mumbaikars' money is being stolen as no civic work is being done.
'Where are the people who call themselves as Infra man, visionary, where are they? They laid down the green carpet, but the drains disappeared. Today, Mumbaikars' hard-earned money is being taken away. The station was inaugurated just two weeks ago, and now they are not letting us in, it is like an emergency,' Thackeray said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited BMC's disaster management department to assess the situation. He confirmed that while some water had entered the Worli station, the work of draining it would be finished soon.
He further hit out at the previous UBT-led government, claiming they had kept the metro closed while now lakhs of people are benefiting from it.
'I have talked with Ashwini Bhide (Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Corporation), she said that water had come in from the entrance, the work will be done quickly. But I ask, the people who had kept the metro closed, if we had not opened it, then how would the lakhs of people benefit from it? They (UBT-led govt) had said to close it down, but after our government came in we started it all, lakhs of people are travelling in it now,' Dy CM Eknath Shinde said
He further assured that people facing problems due to rains will be resolved, underlining that both the state government and BMC are responsible for it.
'Where ever people are facing difficulty due to rains, the responsibility is both of the state government and the Corporation. But these people, what did they do in the last 25 years? Did they make a concrete road?,' Shinde said. The IMD has issued orange to red alerts for Mumbai and its suburban areas to warn residents of ongoing weather risks.
The city experienced heavy rain on Monday, with scenes from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) capturing the city's monsoon onset.
In the western suburbs, Supari Tank and Nariyalwadi Santacruz received the highest rainfall at 25 mm, followed by Khar Danda Pali Hill with 24 mm. HE Ward Office logged 18 mm, HW Ward Office 16 mm, while Vile Parle and Andheri Fire Stations recorded 15 mm and 14 mm, respectively. Chakal Municipal School and Malvani Fire Station measured 14 mm and 12 mm, with Versova Pumping Station at 11 mm. (ANI)

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