Guest guest Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 I hope no one would mind my posting this email from my cousin in Mumbai - on the record breaking rains in Mumbai... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mumbai received the highest recorded rainfall in the history of India during a 12 hr period throughout the day on Tuesday 26th July 2005. By early evening, the trains (lifelines of Mumbai) came to a standstill, in turn bringing to a halt (in a sense) the lives of lakhs of residents of Mumbai, and also of Navi Mumbai, Thane and neighbouring areas. People who were at work were stuck in their offices or worse still rushed to get home, thus getting stuck at railway stations, on the railway tracks, or on the roads - many of which were flooded and submerged. Entire cars, rickshaws and taxis went underwater in several low lying areas all over town. Buses coped marvellously throughout the evening and night trying to get commuters home safely, but they had people ultimately even on their roofs and they took eons to reach their destinations because of the badly clogged roads (either flooded or blocked by vehicles that had had breakdowns, or by the serpentine lines of vehicles that were trying to move. Most people who were lucky stuck to their offices and then made their way back home the next day morning/ afternoon/ evening depending on how badly flooded was that area! Others were even worse affected as they had to walk home great distances, wading thru flooded streets. Everyone in our family (Bagwe, Dalvi, etc) is fine. People who were at home (Aai, Pramilamaushi, etc) were safe but worried about safety of others outside ... and went without phones and power. Deepa went to work by train, and was at work until 4.30 pm when they announced that because of incessant rain, offices were closing and the staff could go home early. But already trains were not running, and most people had heard about badly flooded roads (her office is in low lying area in lower parel). So Deepa decided to stay back in her office. There were hundreds who like her waited there safely and they had electricity, net, tv etc so they could stay safe and knew what was happening outside. They were given food from the office canteen. Early in the morning around 4 am, they heard that the roads were clearing and so she set off with a group of colleagues in a huge SUV type vehicle. As the western express highway was flooded too, they made their way to Bandra and Deepa stayed with her friend. Deepa had left her new car (and driver) at goregaon, for the use of Parag who was to take Baban for a checkup. They left home in the morning to go to Bombay Hospital, but turned back from Vile Parle itself as Parag got a phone call from his friend there, saying that the doctor would not be coming to the hospital. So they and the car returned home safely. Alka got stuck in the school and had to stay there overnight .. luckily the local residents several of whom are ex students helped out and provided food etc from neighbouring hotels. They had to stay on the second floor as the water levels were up to the first floor. They were awake all night and she returned around 9 am yesterday. I was in a meeting from 4.30 to 7 pm and then tried to drive home. (The staff had already been left off at 5 pm.) At Belapur I had to traverse a low lying flooded stretch of road, and I did with great trepidation. Luckily the car did not stall and the brakes were ok when I was out on the other side. Beyond that there were hundreds of cars left helter skelter by the road side and people told me not to go ahead as there was waist deep and more water ahead in the main market area. By then I was scared of returning through the earlier encountered river... so I too parked my car by the roadside and made my way back first by a bus and then wading through water. I reached home at 9 pm (normal 10 min drive took 2 hrs of walking etc). We were without power all night and the next day upto 3 pm. Yesterday 27th July I tried to get to my car but the market area was still under water and no buses were plying that route leave alone smaller cars. So I took our office shuttle bus from belapur rly stn and went to work. From there a colleague took me to my car in his car... and I drove mine back to campus. It is fine and I am fine. I have been going to work normally over these past few days, since I live so close to work. But yesterday and today have been declared as public holidays, and thankfully people have some respite to recover. Some people are still on their way back home, as railways started functioning only late last night. All the staffers who left by bus from my office day before yesterday at 5 pm had a terrible time getting home. My borivli bus reached goregaon yesterday morning at 10 am.... after a gruelling 17 hr ride. The women folk had to use a toilet in some slums at govandi when the wait got interminable. The badlapur bus reached its destination at 4 pm yesterday... almost 23 hrs after it left here. Quite natually all these people have been unable to come back to work yesterday or today. In fact only the borivli bus has reported here this morning and only 5 people were on it. Yeh hai Bombay meri jaan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Raju Shah's mobile and land line is not contactable. No news from the usually voluble Meena too. Kishore Shah 1974 Re: Yeh hai Bombay meri jaan > Oh my goodness !!! > > We have had no inputs from the alumni in Bombay - I trust all are well. I > have only recently been able to contact some of my friends there. > > Prabha'84 > > > > ravindas wrote: > I hope no one would mind my posting this email from my cousin in Mumbai - > on the record breaking rains in Mumbai... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mumbai received the highest recorded rainfall in the history of India > during a 12 hr period throughout the day on Tuesday 26th July 2005. By > early evening, the trains (lifelines of Mumbai) came to a standstill, in > turn bringing to a halt (in a sense) the lives of lakhs of residents of > Mumbai, and also of Navi Mumbai, Thane and neighbouring areas. People who > were at work were stuck in their offices or worse still rushed to get > home, thus getting stuck at railway stations, on the railway tracks, or on > the roads - many of which were flooded and submerged. Entire cars, > rickshaws and taxis went underwater in several low lying areas all over > town. Buses coped marvellously throughout the evening and night trying to > get commuters home safely, but they had people ultimately even on their > roofs and they took eons to reach their destinations because of the badly > clogged roads (either flooded or blocked by vehicles that had had > breakdowns, or by the serpentine lines of vehicles that were trying > to move. Most people who were lucky stuck to their offices and then made > their way back home the next day morning/ afternoon/ evening depending on > how badly flooded was that area! Others were even worse affected as they > had to walk home great distances, wading thru flooded streets. > > Everyone in our family (Bagwe, Dalvi, etc) is fine. People who were at > home (Aai, Pramilamaushi, etc) were safe but worried about safety of > others outside .. and went without phones and power. > > Deepa went to work by train, and was at work until 4.30 pm when they > announced that because of incessant rain, offices were closing and the > staff could go home early. But already trains were not running, and most > people had heard about badly flooded roads (her office is in low lying > area in lower parel). So Deepa decided to stay back in her office. There > were hundreds who like her waited there safely and they had electricity, > net, tv etc so they could stay safe and knew what was happening outside. > They were given food from the office canteen. Early in the morning around > 4 am, they heard that the roads were clearing and so she set off with a > group of colleagues in a huge SUV type vehicle. As the western express > highway was flooded too, they made their way to Bandra and Deepa stayed > with her friend. > > Deepa had left her new car (and driver) at goregaon, for the use of Parag > who was to take Baban for a checkup. They left home in the morning to go > to Bombay Hospital, but turned back from Vile Parle itself as Parag got a > phone call from his friend there, saying that the doctor would not be > coming to the hospital. So they and the car returned home safely. > > Alka got stuck in the school and had to stay there overnight .. luckily > the local residents several of whom are ex students helped out and > provided food etc from neighbouring hotels. They had to stay on the second > floor as the water levels were up to the first floor. They were awake all > night and she returned around 9 am yesterday. > > I was in a meeting from 4.30 to 7 pm and then tried to drive home. (The > staff had already been left off at 5 pm.) At Belapur I had to traverse a > low lying flooded stretch of road, and I did with great trepidation. > Luckily the car did not stall and the brakes were ok when I was out on the > other side. Beyond that there were hundreds of cars left helter skelter by > the road side and people told me not to go ahead as there was waist deep > and more water ahead in the main market area. By then I was scared of > returning through the earlier encountered river... so I too parked my car > by the roadside and made my way back first by a bus and then wading > through water. I reached home at 9 pm (normal 10 min drive took 2 hrs of > walking etc). We were without power all night and the next day upto 3 pm. > > Yesterday 27th July I tried to get to my car but the market area was still > under water and no buses were plying that route leave alone smaller cars. > So I took our office shuttle bus from belapur rly stn and went to work. > From there a colleague took me to my car in his car... and I drove mine > back to campus. It is fine and I am fine. I have been going to work > normally over these past few days, since I live so close to work. But > yesterday and today have been declared as public holidays, and thankfully > people have some respite to recover. > > Some people are still on their way back home, as railways started > functioning only late last night. All the staffers who left by bus from my > office day before yesterday at 5 pm had a terrible time getting home. My > borivli bus reached goregaon yesterday morning at 10 am.... after a > gruelling 17 hr ride. The women folk had to use a toilet in some slums at > govandi when the wait got interminable. The badlapur bus reached its > destination at 4 pm yesterday... almost 23 hrs after it left here. Quite > natually all these people have been unable to come back to work yesterday > or today. In fact only the borivli bus has reported here this morning and > only 5 people were on it. > > Yeh hai Bombay meri jaan... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Hello friends! Today the city completes a week of shutdown, with a series of disasters.Many parts are in water still.Schools and colleges are shut from Tuesday evening when we were all caught unaware by the heavy rains and the flash flood that followed with in 1 hr leaving people confused and stunted. As train services were operating till 3 pm on Tuesday the 26Th commuters left there of ices and were stranded in the trains mid way for 24 hrs..lot of destruction to property and belongings are seen and heard every where.Areas which were affected had all ground floor in water to a minimum of 6 feet.My sister in law at ghatkopar had to leave her ground floor flat submerged.People who did not leave early had problem even in opening the main door due to the water.Adding to the confusion was that there was no communication and power.All land lines and mobile went off.Today 2ND Aug it is much better rains have st oped but lot of wind . Sangita had to come back walking in chest deep water from KEM to home,wadala.My daughter just came back from school by bus before the flooding.Other children in the bus were not lucky as pallavi had a lot of traumatic experience. Spoke with most of 85 batch friends in mumbai,expect Ragu.All are safe.Pradep vyaharae in badalapur had to move to first floor due to the water. CITY IS LIMPING BACK TO NORMAL .I SEE PEOPLE GOING BACK TO WORK AND THE TRAFFIC ON THE STREET. P.S: By the way there is a vacancy for the CM for mumbai. the administration could have done more during the 48hrs when mumbai was drowning.People helped each other.SALAM MUMBAI!!!! BYE vasu rao 85 9869211829/02265567954 mumbai port trust hospital sushrut-14,wadala east Mumbai -37 Prabha Desikan wrote: Oh my goodness !!! We have had no inputs from the alumni in Bombay - I trust all are well. I have only recently been able to contact some of my friends there. Prabha'84 ravindas wrote: I hope no one would mind my posting this email from my cousin in Mumbai - on the record breaking rains in Mumbai... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mumbai received the highest recorded rainfall in the history of India during a 12 hr period throughout the day on Tuesday 26th July 2005. By early evening, the trains (lifelines of Mumbai) came to a standstill, in turn bringing to a halt (in a sense) the lives of lakhs of residents of Mumbai, and also of Navi Mumbai, Thane and neighbouring areas. People who were at work were stuck in their offices or worse still rushed to get home, thus getting stuck at railway stations, on the railway tracks, or on the roads - many of which were flooded and submerged. Entire cars, rickshaws and taxis went underwater in several low lying areas all over town. Buses coped marvellously throughout the evening and night trying to get commuters home safely, but they had people ultimately even on their roofs and they took eons to reach their destinations because of the badly clogged roads (either flooded or blocked by vehicles that had had breakdowns, or by the serpentine lines of vehicles that were trying to move. Most people who were lucky stuck to their offices and then made their way back home the next day morning/ afternoon/ evening depending on how badly flooded was that area! Others were even worse affected as they had to walk home great distances, wading thru flooded streets. Everyone in our family (Bagwe, Dalvi, etc) is fine. People who were at home (Aai, Pramilamaushi, etc) were safe but worried about safety of others outside ... and went without phones and power. Deepa went to work by train, and was at work until 4.30 pm when they announced that because of incessant rain, offices were closing and the staff could go home early. But already trains were not running, and most people had heard about badly flooded roads (her office is in low lying area in lower parel). So Deepa decided to stay back in her office. There were hundreds who like her waited there safely and they had electricity, net, tv etc so they could stay safe and knew what was happening outside. They were given food from the office canteen. Early in the morning around 4 am, they heard that the roads were clearing and so she set off with a group of colleagues in a huge SUV type vehicle. As the western express highway was flooded too, they made their way to Bandra and Deepa stayed with her friend. Deepa had left her new car (and driver) at goregaon, for the use of Parag who was to take Baban for a checkup. They left home in the morning to go to Bombay Hospital, but turned back from Vile Parle itself as Parag got a phone call from his friend there, saying that the doctor would not be coming to the hospital. So they and the car returned home safely. Alka got stuck in the school and had to stay there overnight .. luckily the local residents several of whom are ex students helped out and provided food etc from neighbouring hotels. They had to stay on the second floor as the water levels were up to the first floor. They were awake all night and she returned around 9 am yesterday. I was in a meeting from 4.30 to 7 pm and then tried to drive home. (The staff had already been left off at 5 pm.) At Belapur I had to traverse a low lying flooded stretch of road, and I did with great trepidation. Luckily the car did not stall and the brakes were ok when I was out on the other side. Beyond that there were hundreds of cars left helter skelter by the road side and people told me not to go ahead as there was waist deep and more water ahead in the main market area. By then I was scared of returning through the earlier encountered river... so I too parked my car by the roadside and made my way back first by a bus and then wading through water. I reached home at 9 pm (normal 10 min drive took 2 hrs of walking etc). We were without power all night and the next day upto 3 pm. Yesterday 27th July I tried to get to my car but the market area was still under water and no buses were plying that route leave alone smaller cars. So I took our office shuttle bus from belapur rly stn and went to work. From there a colleague took me to my car in his car... and I drove mine back to campus. It is fine and I am fine. I have been going to work normally over these past few days, since I live so close to work. But yesterday and today have been declared as public holidays, and thankfully people have some respite to recover. Some people are still on their way back home, as railways started functioning only late last night. All the staffers who left by bus from my office day before yesterday at 5 pm had a terrible time getting home. My borivli bus reached goregaon yesterday morning at 10 am.... after a gruelling 17 hr ride. The women folk had to use a toilet in some slums at govandi when the wait got interminable. The badlapur bus reached its destination at 4 pm yesterday... almost 23 hrs after it left here. Quite natually all these people have been unable to come back to work yesterday or today. In fact only the borivli bus has reported here this morning and only 5 people were on it. Yeh hai Bombay meri jaan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 dear vasu: this is great relief ! munish'85 Vasu Rao wrote: Hello friends! Today the city completes a week of shutdown, with a series of disasters.Many parts are in water still.Schools and colleges are shut from Tuesday evening when we were all caught unaware by the heavy rains and the flash flood that followed with in 1 hr leaving people confused and stunted. As train services were operating till 3 pm on Tuesday the 26Th commuters left there of ices and were stranded in the trains mid way for 24 hrs..lot of destruction to property and belongings are seen and heard every where.Areas which were affected had all ground floor in water to a minimum of 6 feet.My sister in law at ghatkopar had to leave her ground floor flat submerged.People who did not leave early had problem even in opening the main door due to the water.Adding to the confusion was that there was no communication and power.All land lines and mobile went off.Today 2ND Aug it is much better rains have st oped but lot of wind . Sangita had to come back walking in chest deep water from KEM to home,wadala.My daughter just came back from school by bus before the flooding.Other children in the bus were not lucky as pallavi had a lot of traumatic experience. Spoke with most of 85 batch friends in mumbai,expect Ragu.All are safe.Pradep vyaharae in badalapur had to move to first floor due to the water. CITY IS LIMPING BACK TO NORMAL .I SEE PEOPLE GOING BACK TO WORK AND THE TRAFFIC ON THE STREET. P.S: By the way there is a vacancy for the CM for mumbai. the administration could have done more during the 48hrs when mumbai was drowning.People helped each other.SALAM MUMBAI!!!! BYE vasu rao 85 9869211829/02265567954 mumbai port trust hospital sushrut-14,wadala east Mumbai -37 Prabha Desikan wrote: Oh my goodness !!! We have had no inputs from the alumni in Bombay - I trust all are well. I have only recently been able to contact some of my friends there. Prabha'84 ravindas wrote: I hope no one would mind my posting this email from my cousin in Mumbai - on the record breaking rains in Mumbai... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mumbai received the highest recorded rainfall in the history of India during a 12 hr period throughout the day on Tuesday 26th July 2005. By early evening, the trains (lifelines of Mumbai) came to a standstill, in turn bringing to a halt (in a sense) the lives of lakhs of residents of Mumbai, and also of Navi Mumbai, Thane and neighbouring areas. People who were at work were stuck in their offices or worse still rushed to get home, thus getting stuck at railway stations, on the railway tracks, or on the roads - many of which were flooded and submerged. Entire cars, rickshaws and taxis went underwater in several low lying areas all over town. Buses coped marvellously throughout the evening and night trying to get commuters home safely, but they had people ultimately even on their roofs and they took eons to reach their destinations because of the badly clogged roads (either flooded or blocked by vehicles that had had breakdowns, or by the serpentine lines of vehicles that were trying to move. Most people who were lucky stuck to their offices and then made their way back home the next day morning/ afternoon/ evening depending on how badly flooded was that area! Others were even worse affected as they had to walk home great distances, wading thru flooded streets. Everyone in our family (Bagwe, Dalvi, etc) is fine. People who were at home (Aai, Pramilamaushi, etc) were safe but worried about safety of others outside ... and went without phones and power. Deepa went to work by train, and was at work until 4.30 pm when they announced that because of incessant rain, offices were closing and the staff could go home early. But already trains were not running, and most people had heard about badly flooded roads (her office is in low lying area in lower parel). So Deepa decided to stay back in her office. There were hundreds who like her waited there safely and they had electricity, net, tv etc so they could stay safe and knew what was happening outside. They were given food from the office canteen. Early in the morning around 4 am, they heard that the roads were clearing and so she set off with a group of colleagues in a huge SUV type vehicle. As the western express highway was flooded too, they made their way to Bandra and Deepa stayed with her friend. Deepa had left her new car (and driver) at goregaon, for the use of Parag who was to take Baban for a checkup. They left home in the morning to go to Bombay Hospital, but turned back from Vile Parle itself as Parag got a phone call from his friend there, saying that the doctor would not be coming to the hospital. So they and the car returned home safely. Alka got stuck in the school and had to stay there overnight .. luckily the local residents several of whom are ex students helped out and provided food etc from neighbouring hotels. They had to stay on the second floor as the water levels were up to the first floor. They were awake all night and she returned around 9 am yesterday. I was in a meeting from 4.30 to 7 pm and then tried to drive home. (The staff had already been left off at 5 pm.) At Belapur I had to traverse a low lying flooded stretch of road, and I did with great trepidation. Luckily the car did not stall and the brakes were ok when I was out on the other side. Beyond that there were hundreds of cars left helter skelter by the road side and people told me not to go ahead as there was waist deep and more water ahead in the main market area. By then I was scared of returning through the earlier encountered river... so I too parked my car by the roadside and made my way back first by a bus and then wading through water. I reached home at 9 pm (normal 10 min drive took 2 hrs of walking etc). We were without power all night and the next day upto 3 pm. Yesterday 27th July I tried to get to my car but the market area was still under water and no buses were plying that route leave alone smaller cars. So I took our office shuttle bus from belapur rly stn and went to work. From there a colleague took me to my car in his car... and I drove mine back to campus. It is fine and I am fine. I have been going to work normally over these past few days, since I live so close to work. But yesterday and today have been declared as public holidays, and thankfully people have some respite to recover. Some people are still on their way back home, as railways started functioning only late last night. All the staffers who left by bus from my office day before yesterday at 5 pm had a terrible time getting home. My borivli bus reached goregaon yesterday morning at 10 am.... after a gruelling 17 hr ride. The women folk had to use a toilet in some slums at govandi when the wait got interminable. The badlapur bus reached its destination at 4 pm yesterday... almost 23 hrs after it left here. Quite natually all these people have been unable to come back to work yesterday or today. In fact only the borivli bus has reported here this morning and only 5 people were on it. Yeh hai Bombay meri jaan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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