Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in Maharashtra for the next five days, with an orange alert issued for Mumbai today. Traffic jams for hours, waterlogging on streets brought life to a standstill in Mumbai. However, Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Thursday said that 458 pumps have been installed to pump out the rainwater and work is underway to cover 73000 manholes.
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The Bombay High Court slammed civic authorities on Friday for blaming the court for building collapses, saying, "We are not going to tolerate politics over building collapses."
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Thursday asked the culprits behind the residential structure collapse in Mumbai's Malad to take responsibility for the incident and said if everyone was responsible, the mishap would not have happened.