Floods of 26 July 2005

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A PIC OF THE FLOOD

The 2005 Maharashtra floods refers to the flooding of many parts of the Indian state of Maharashtra including large areas of the metropolis Mumbai ,a city located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, on the Western coast of India, in which approximately 1,094 people died.The term 26 July, is now always used to refer to the day when the city of Mumbai came to a standstill due to flooding.It was one freak Incidence that shocked most of the people in Mumbai. It was the torrent rains of 26 July 2005. On this day, clouds burst out and Mumbai received heavy rainfall. On seeing the rain, everyone was worried about their loved ones. Some people were frustrated because of the thunder-storming. They started panicking and thinking about what to do. Some people created a wild rush. A large number of people were stranded on the roads, lost their homes while many walked long distances back home from work that evening. The floods were caused by the eighth heaviest-ever recorded 24-hour rainfall figure of 944 mm (37.17 inches) which lashed the metropolis on 26 July 2005, and intermittently continued for the next day. 644mm (25.35 inches) was received within the 12-hour period between 8 am and 8 pm. The water was approximately reaching 5 to 6 feet. The kids were sinking.On 26 July 2005, around 2:00 p.m. the Mumbai Metropolitan Region was struck by a severe storm and subsequent deluge. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) station in Santacruz recorded 944 mm. of rain for the 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. on 27 July. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai [MCGM] control room started receiving phone calls reporting the heavy rain and subsequent water logging in suburban areas.Local train movement came to a halt by 2:30 pm. due to the water-logging on the tracks. This caused traffic on roads to increase dramatically with water logging and submerging of certain low-lying pockets of the region, such as Dharavi, Bandra-Kurla ComplexThousands of school children were stranded due to flooding and could not reach home for up to 24 hours. The following two days were declared as school and college holidays by the state government.The rain water caused the sewage system to overflow and all water lines were contaminated. The Government ordered all housing societiesto add chlorine to their water tanks while they decontaminated the water supply. Mangrove ecosystems which exist along the Mithi River and Mahim Creek are being destroyed and replaced with construction. Hundreds of acres of swamps in Mahim creek have been reclaimed and put to use for construction by builders.
This was a very dangerous event for the people living in Maharashtra. That day, Mumbai and the neighboring cities faced a lot of trouble. 

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