•Mumbai now has 498 identified flood-prone spots, a 10% increase from 453 last year, with 35% of the city's population residing in these vulnerable zones.
•Despite a Rs 1,800 crore budget for Storm Water Drains, 29 chronic flooding hotspots, including areas near Nair Hospital, Nana Chowk, and Saki Naka Metro, are stuck in planning or tendering stages.
•Drainage augmentation near Nair Hospital's Gate No. 4 is not expected until 2028, leaving the critical facility vulnerable for the next two monsoons.
•Encroachments along major drains are a significant obstacle, preventing necessary widening and desilting, causing delays in projects like those in Mankhurd.
•BMC relies on temporary measures, planning to deploy more dewatering pumps and introducing four new flood recovery vehicles, as permanent structural upgrades are still awaited.
