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Rs 20 crore homes, flooded streets: Here's how netizens mock costly homes drowning in monsoon woes

Torrential rains paralyzed Mumbai, flooding roads and halting transport, as netizens mocked costly flats and slammed chronic infrastructure failures.

By  Storyboard18| Aug 19, 2025 9:57 AM
Rs 20 crore homes, flooded streets: Here's how netizens mock costly homes drowning in monsoon woes
Torrential rains returned to Mumbai on Tuesday, flooding arterial roads, halting public transport and leaving lakhs of residents stranded (Image credits: Unsplash)

Torrential rains returned to Mumbai on Tuesday, flooding arterial roads, halting public transport and leaving lakhs of residents stranded, a familiar story in a city that repeatedly touts its global aspirations but crumbles with every monsoon.

Despite years of promises around stormwater drains, flood-proof infrastructure and climate resilience, the deluge showed how little has changed. Schools and colleges were forced shut across Mumbai and Konkan after the IMD’s red alert, and commute chaos became the day’s defining headline.

Between Monday 8 am and Tuesday 6 am, Vikhroli logged a staggering 194.5 mm of rainfall, Santacruz 185 mm and Juhu 173.5 mm. Even South Mumbai pockets like Byculla and Bandra clocked over 150 mm. Yet Colaba and Mahalaxmi with around 70–80 mm weren’t spared waterlogging.

Anger spills over online

Visuals of a Mercedes stalled in Andheri’s waist-deep waters went viral, symbolizing that in Mumbai’s monsoon, price tags mean nothing. “This is South Mumbai, Prabhadevi, where you buy Rs 15–20 crore flats. Mumbai rains don’t care,” one user remarked.

For many, the conversation wasn’t just about flooding but about systemic apathy. Calls for work-from-home as default during extreme weather grew louder. “The ‘Mumbai spirit’ isn’t resilience. It’s survival in a broken system,” posted one frustrated commuter.

Netizens react with memes

Alongside frustration came memes, a coping mechanism for a city that has normalised disruption. But the humour barely hides the exasperation: every monsoon is a reminder that climate change is intensifying, but Mumbai’s defences remain unchanged.


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First Published on Aug 19, 2025 9:52 AM

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