Central Railway’s Mumbai division has kept boats ready for monsoon emergencies at five city stations: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Matunga, Kurla, Thane and Badlapur, a report said in this paper, A dedicated Railway Flood Rescue team, comprising 14 personnel, has received training from the National Disaster Response Force in Pune and will be deployed in flood-prone areas. They will be equipped with five inflatable rescue boats to assist in rescue operations.

While all monsoon preparedness measures are welcome, we have to get our basics right at all Mumbai stations, whichever line.