Stop blaming BMC alone for monsoon waterlogging: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has criticized Mumbai citizens for blaming the municipal corporation for monsoon waterlogging, citing illegal encroachments and waste dumping as primary causes. The court emphasized that citizens' lack of civic sense, including blocking drains and footpaths, is a significant factor in the city's flooding issues.
A hearing on a plea by the Mumbai civic body turned into a blunt assessment of the civic sense of citizens on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), with the Bombay High Court flagging the people's "uncanny knack" for land grab and dumping of waste in drains, which it said causes waterlogging in monsoon.
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