A few stray thoughts…..

With the recent rains in Mumbai city, we are yet again facing hardships by way of flooding , traffic jams, slow or no trains etc. Year after year, we are facing the same problem with no solution. So much of water everywhere and still we are facing water shortage in Mumbai. Why cant this very water be diverted,purified and recycled!!!! Why crores of rupees are being spend on taking this water to the very sea….which we are afraid of at high tide!!!!!!

Coming to sea…..once I had the chance of listening to a lady ….she said….we throw so many things into the sea……garlands, coconuts,waste….we immerse idols every year. But has anybody noticed that the next day, the sea just rejects accepting this material and throws it right back onto the shores. It never accepts what is not rightfully its own. Mumbai was initially an island city of 7 islands. Constant reclamation of the sea led to unification of one major city called Mumbai. The way the sea does not accept what is its own…it has given away part of it. What if one day it claims its rightful place!!!! Currently we get to listen to, read that in the future sea levels will certainly be rising in and around Mumbai. Is this what the lady meant to say? With flooding in 26/7 we certainly saw a version of 7 islands. Will we wake up now and stop further reclamation?

The best example of reclamation is the current wonder of Mumbai the Worli Bandra Sea Link. Recently a political party created a hue and cry for allowing Motor cyclist sto use the link. Currently Motor cyclists are banned on the link. In Mumbai we have one more wonder, the JJ flyover. After it was constructed, it has cut travelling time from Byculla to VT, from 1 hour to just under 10 mins. But the length and the curve of the flyover has led to many accidents on this stretch and the maximum involving Motor bikes. There have been instances where the riders has even fallen off the bridge. At least there there is an assurance of getting the body of the rider in case the fall is fatal, but what about the sea link? We are all well aware of how efficient our naval police is!!!!! Who is going to ensure that speed limits will be maintained by such riders?? The politicians who led the rally? I dont think so…..