Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday stated that despite some parts of the city receiving close to 300 mm of rainfall over a few hours, the drainage system was functioning properly. “The rainwater that had accumulated was discharged in a short span,” he said.

Shinde was speaking with media persons after visiting the disaster management control room at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters. Around 481 BMC pumps and 200 pumps belonging to Railways were pressed into service to reduce waterlogging. “The speedy drainage of rainwater shows that the system that we have is working properly,” Shinde said.