What would happen 'if Titanic were filmed here and now', according to Congress leader Milind Deora

NEW DELHI: Upset at the Mumbai administration's lack of preparedness for the monsoon, former Union minister Milind Deora posted a tweet with a picture showing what the film 'Titanic' would look like if it were filmed in the city during the rains.

"If the movie 'Titanic' was made in Mumbai...," tweeted Deora with an 'upset' signifying emoticon.



Late last month as well, the Congress leader and former UPA telecom minister chastised the city's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) - which is Greater Mumbai's municipal corporation - for the city's crumbling infrastructure which worsens the condition of roads, buildings, houses and rail tracks during the monsoon.

"One shower of rain & Mumbai crumbles away - literally! Bravo, BMC & Mumbai's faceless, nameless Mayor," he tweeted, this time with a (sarcastic) 'clapping hands' emoticon. The city's mayor is the Shiv Sena's Vishvanath Mahdeshwar.



Deora is from Mumbai and was a Lok Sabha MP from the Mumbai South constituency, so he knows what he's talking about.

Fact is, Mumbai has been paralysed for some two weeks now with higher-than-expected rain in July. As the monsoon gathered force, so did accompanying woes like train cancellations, delays, and water-logging on several roads.

In fact, the fourth consecutive day of heavy rain along with a high tide on Tuesday caused hundreds of houses in low-lying areas - like Kalina, Chembur and Mankhurd - to be submerged in waist-deep water.

Driving on the city's roads became hellish if not downright dangerous. Two people died and three were injured when their car lost control on the highway at Charoti bridge near Palghar.

In just ten days in July, Mumbai has received as much as 864.5mm rain. This is more than the average it gets for the entire month, which is 840mm.

If the rain continues at this rate, it is likely to surpass the figure of 1,468.5mm in 2014, which is the highest in the city's recorded history.