After capturing the seat of power in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now trained its guns on the BMC. The civic body has been ruled by the Shiv Sena for over two decades and the BJP has targetted it over the waterlogging issue in the city. The focus was Dadar - Hindmata where crores of rupees were spent on improving drainage issues, despite which the problem persisted this week. Congress leaders have also blasted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for waterlogging in the first week of rain.

‘Lack of planning’

“The disaster management system set up for the city is not up to the mark. This shows a lack of planning by the ruling party. Milan Subway flooded again, causing traffic congestion. As a result of the ramp, traffic moved in the Hindmata area, but underground tanks are full of water. The city witnessed waterlogging in various places which showed the planning vacuum of the ruling party to tackle it,” said BJP leader Ashish Shelar, who visited the BMC Disaster Control Room on Friday.