India, Sept. 5 -- A few inches of rainfall is all it needs to bring life in Mumbai to a standstill as severe water logging forces the authorities to shut schools and colleges yet again for the umpteen time this year. The civic infrastructure in the city has collapsed and citizens become helpless during heavy showers which is a pity. Trees, mangroves and other natural plantation act as buffers to prevent floods and water logging but those sadly are cut recklessly for commercial gains which sadly is responsible for the mess we are witnessing time and again in the city.
Even the last stretch of little greenery left at Aarey colony is now being targeted which may drown the city in the decades to come. The Supreme Court should intervene and sav...