Rally For Rivers
Last week Rains virtually halted Mumbai. It bought the grand city to its knees. It seems catastrophic as each year passes by with no solutions in place. I was shocked to hear that BMC has in its bank accounts nearly 65000 crore rupees making it singularly the worlds richest municipality. Yet when it comes to providing facilities and basic infrastructure to its citizens, there seems to be lethargy or corruption.The Mithi River in Mumbai seems to be the prime bone of contention. Seems that the excess water does not have a way to flush out into the ocean, so the flooding. Most likely the cause of floods in all the other places, so the linking of rivers becomes such an important topic of discussion As I was whizzing past on my two wheeler to my work place, I noticed something new at every traffic intersection. A bunch of well dressed youngsters were standing with placards in their hands. Inscribed on each Placard were the words "Rally For Rivers". Without probing further...