On waterlogging, civic chiefs take: its because of global warming

  • 05/07/2008

  • Indian Express (Mumbai)

Mumbai, July 04 WET WEEKEND AHEAD Met office forecasts thundershowers or spells of rain with gusty winds; 4.84-metre high tide likely today With the second highest high tide of this monsoon season forecast on Saturday afternoon at 4.84 metres and the Indian Meteorological Department also predicting spells of rain or thundershowers with gusty winds, Mumbaiites are gearing up for a possibly wet weekend. Over the past years, the city has seen severe waterlogging when high tide is over 4.5 metres during heavy rain. On Saturday, a high tide of 4.84 metres is expected around 2.10 pm. This will be the second highest after 4.86 metres on June 5, the day the rains arrived in the city. Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is now blaming global warming for the frequent flooding. After recently stating how people of The Netherlands have learnt to "live with' floods, Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak addressing a press conference on Friday circulated a copy of a report titled