44 mm panic
It was very much unlike 944 mm. It did rain, but the way it normally rains in Bombay. Yesterday saw a downpour of 44mm. Not enough to raise eyebrows on normal days. But since the city has still not come out of the 944 mm battering, everyone went on overdrive.
Our infrastructure, thats perenially poor (and will remain so, as long as the current bunch handle it) gave way and flooding (upto a foot of water) was reported at several places. The trains reportedly also stopped (sic). Traffic jams at many places.
People panickied, since our good-for-nothing news channels painted a "Terrible Friday" kind of picture and were harping on the collapse of the city all over, when all was relatively normal. Bombayites have been through this umpteen times in the past. But the news channels sitting in Delhi and elsewhere dont have any clue. Rain in Bombay means BREAKING NEWS now. More eyeballs for their flop-shows on TV. Business is booming. Make the most while it lasts. The mantra of todays good-for-nothing MBA's. (There's a subtle difference in being a master of business administration and being a master of mangement. More on this topic in a later blog post. Keep returing to WGFA.)
In the process, schools were closed, sending the tiny-tots and their parents into a tizzy. Confusion prevailed. News channels and our non-existant State Govt. fueled the process.
Our company, which failed miserably for days together after 944mm, was quick to cash in on showing how prepared they were this time around. Special teams formed etc. All this when nothing really had happened. All a big farce. The boys who blundered last time have to stay alive and hence these "measures".
Speaking of rain, it is rather obvious now that Bombay and this region is not going to get "normal" kind of rain ever. Global climatic conditions have changed over the decades (those who know about climate will understand, the rest take a walk). Either we will have severe deficit of rainfall (like the last two previous years) or else the meter/day types which we witnessed this year. Many may not approve of this theory. All I can say, wait and see for yourself, and when you do see whats happening, this "post" will ring in your minds.
Aside: Bombay was crying the day we got 944 mm. It was battered and bruised beyond repair. (All the statements of spirit and bouncing back to normalcy, the next day and all , were all humbug. More than a month later, the city is still reeling under the after effects of 944mm. )Anyway what I wanted to say was that, Badlapur, a town on the outskirts of Bombay had received more than a meter on 26 July 2005. And they went about the work of getting themselves out of the mess, on their own. That was a display of real spirit and courage, not the inaction shown by the Bombay administration.
Our infrastructure, thats perenially poor (and will remain so, as long as the current bunch handle it) gave way and flooding (upto a foot of water) was reported at several places. The trains reportedly also stopped (sic). Traffic jams at many places.
People panickied, since our good-for-nothing news channels painted a "Terrible Friday" kind of picture and were harping on the collapse of the city all over, when all was relatively normal. Bombayites have been through this umpteen times in the past. But the news channels sitting in Delhi and elsewhere dont have any clue. Rain in Bombay means BREAKING NEWS now. More eyeballs for their flop-shows on TV. Business is booming. Make the most while it lasts. The mantra of todays good-for-nothing MBA's. (There's a subtle difference in being a master of business administration and being a master of mangement. More on this topic in a later blog post. Keep returing to WGFA.)
In the process, schools were closed, sending the tiny-tots and their parents into a tizzy. Confusion prevailed. News channels and our non-existant State Govt. fueled the process.
Our company, which failed miserably for days together after 944mm, was quick to cash in on showing how prepared they were this time around. Special teams formed etc. All this when nothing really had happened. All a big farce. The boys who blundered last time have to stay alive and hence these "measures".
Speaking of rain, it is rather obvious now that Bombay and this region is not going to get "normal" kind of rain ever. Global climatic conditions have changed over the decades (those who know about climate will understand, the rest take a walk). Either we will have severe deficit of rainfall (like the last two previous years) or else the meter/day types which we witnessed this year. Many may not approve of this theory. All I can say, wait and see for yourself, and when you do see whats happening, this "post" will ring in your minds.
Aside: Bombay was crying the day we got 944 mm. It was battered and bruised beyond repair. (All the statements of spirit and bouncing back to normalcy, the next day and all , were all humbug. More than a month later, the city is still reeling under the after effects of 944mm. )Anyway what I wanted to say was that, Badlapur, a town on the outskirts of Bombay had received more than a meter on 26 July 2005. And they went about the work of getting themselves out of the mess, on their own. That was a display of real spirit and courage, not the inaction shown by the Bombay administration.
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