Everyone must’ve heard Ranbir Kapoor’s Sid romanticising about how beautiful Mumbai looks when it rains. And once ‘Iktara’ was played on top of it, they were packing their bags to settle in Mumbai. However, as nobody thought that Sid probably loved rain because he bunked a ton of classes and enjoyed it from his cozy room, fans of ‘Wake Up Sid!’ are currently sitting in the traffic cursing themselves.
As Mumbai is witnessing heavy rainfall since Saturday, most of its roads and railway tracks have been waterlogged. That is obviously leading to a lot of traffic jams and late trains. Additionally, it has been reported that the weather will remain the same for the next 12 hours or so.
Check out Mumbai’s condition for yourself:
1. Thankfully no one was injured.
Seven cars damaged after wall of an under construction building collapsed at Vidyalankar road in Wadala's Antop Hill following heavy rain. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/h2yril46bU
— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2018
2. Raining cats and dogs.
And it's raining heavily here at Santacruz! #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/JMHRAI2U6s
— Netra Parikh (@Netra) June 25, 2018
3. That doesn’t look good at all.
@IndianWeather_… Heavy rain in Borivali… Seems waterlogging will be there as my society garden is full of water… #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/kVKnnBC9Om
— Jignesh Modi (@jigneshmodi7) June 25, 2018
4. Fair warning.
#TrafficUpdate 10:10 am : Airoli bridge packed if you are travelling towards Airoli #MumbaiRains #MumbaiMonsoon #NaviMumbai @mumbaitraffic @RoadsOfMumbai @RidlrMUM @Navimumpolice @smart_mumbaikar @MumbaiPolice pic.twitter.com/YYQGHdBKda
— Suraj Saluja (@SalujaSuraj) June 25, 2018
5. Good job.
Such a brilliant job done by the BMC
that the entire stretch they repaired last week has more potholes than it had before. Before fining others for plastic let me know where i can fine you all. @RoadsOfMumbai @Lokhandwala_Bom #MumbaiMonsoon @MumbaiPolice @MCGMswm #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/LImGB1QCQN— FARAH 🐾 The_crazy_indian_nomad 🇮🇳 (@rockstarsfarah) June 25, 2018
But obviously there are memes to laugh over till the water recedes:
1. That’s an update Mumbaikars need right now.
Its 2018 and Google maps still does not have a layer called “water logging” for #MumbaiRains
— aniket (@_aniket__) June 25, 2018
2. Priorities, priorities.
The only time in my life when I open twitter early in the morning are the days when Mumbai decides to pour incessantly #MumbaiRains
Helps me take decisions like should I go to office, is it safe outside, which bhajjiya to eat.— Divya Sharma Dixit (@divyasharmadixt) June 25, 2018
3. This decision is not as difficult as it looks.
Biggest dilemma on a rainy Monday morning : To bunk or not to bunk! #MumbaiRains
— rach_aha (@rach_aha) June 25, 2018
4. Perfect.
#MumbaiRains + my backyard & coffee ♥️😍 pic.twitter.com/nKwhpR3VOj
— Gypsy Soul 🌻🕶 (@SubtleWomann) June 23, 2018
5. Rainfall+Mumbaikar = Bhojpuri.
Mumbaikars when heavy raining #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/wRBT7HiO3i
— . (@Aur_KhanSaab) June 23, 2018
6. Somebody call Justin Timberlake.
If anybody's got sunshine in their pocket, this is when you use it. #MumbaiRains
— Kanchi (@WaggishMe) June 23, 2018
7. A match made in heaven.
#MumbaiRains and waterlogging – soulmates, made for each others!! pic.twitter.com/Ji1I8oQCPZ
— Ritesh Bendre (@GadgetFreak4U) June 25, 2018
8. And then there’s this guy.
https://twitter.com/mohitjakhariya/status/1010950958690590723
9. Very useful advice.
Stay home folks. No need to show your dedication to your boss. Just enjoy the rains, warm masala chai and hot spicy pakodas.
#MumbaiRains— Quarantine Tarantino (@RahulMalkaunsh) June 25, 2018
10. Such dilemma, much wow.
People wake up on a Monday morning & be like “should I head to work today or share this pic from 5 years ago” ⛈
#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/qEuXkuTkjI— saunakghosh (@saunakghosh) June 25, 2018
11. That’s the best idea yet.
Mumbai to have Bullet Boats this monsoon instead of Bullet Trains.#MumbaiRains
— Hendritta Pinto (@pinto_hendritta) June 23, 2018
12. Pennywise must be having a field day today.
Signboard in Mumbai right now..#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/iqE0qKl9cj
— Icecream Baba (@vichupedia) June 25, 2018
Water-logging and traffic jams during monsoons have become a part and parcel of every Mumbaikar’s life and there aren’t any signs of improvement. So, how are you going to spend your time until the heavens close their floodgates?