Rainy Day Politics: The Unseen Consequences of India's Urban Congestion Heavy rainfall has a way of revealing the cracks in a city's infrastructure, as seen this week when heavy rain crippled traffic between Pune and Mumbai.
But what seems like a simple weather related inconvenience has deeper implications for urban planning, governance, and the lives of millions caught in the middle.
The Anatomy of a Crisis A landslide at 3 am on Monday triggered by heavy rain caused chaos on the railway tracks between Monkey Hill and Thakurwadi.