Aircel did what BMC did not

Plied dingy at flooded Milan subway ferrying marooned Mumbaikars

Plied dingy at flooded Milan subway ferrying marooned Mumbaikars

The BMC spent an estimated Rs 1.5 crore to ensure Milan Subway would not flood this year. That money, it seems, floated away in the floodwaters at the subway yesterday, which saw at least knee-deep water.

At your service: Aircel employees row stranded Mumbaikars at Santacruz's Milan Subway to safety.

MiD DAY photographer Sayed Sameer Abedi, out shooting flooded areas, was, however, surprised to see an inflatable rubber dingy ferrying people from one end of the subway to the other at around 2.30 pm.

No, it's not a BMC initiative, but part of a corporate social responsibility exercise by mobile service provider Aircel.

Trained staff operated the boat, which carried out numerous trips all through the afternoon, till the
water receded.