The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which is always at the receiving end of public rage when the city goes under, has dashed off a letter to MMRDA and MMRCL blaming them squarely for Sunday's unusual flooding in the western suburbs. The letter, sent on August 8, states that the debris from work on Metro 3 and extension of the Santacruz Chembur Link Road choked an arterial drain between Kalanagar and Milan Subway, Santacruz, leading to the flooding.

The 3.5km drain is one of the key water outlets along teh western suburbs. The letter has been sent in the backdrop of the death of a woman and her son from electrocution at their residence 400 metres from the site. On Sunday, when Mithi river flowed over its danger mark, many areas in Bandra and Santacruz were waterlogged. There was unusual waterlogging near Raje Sambhaji Vidyalay in Golibar Nagar. Mala Nagam, 50, was opening the door to her house when she got a shock from the iron safety door that had touched a broken electric wire. Her son, Sanket, 22, who tried to save her, was also electrocuted. Though the incident wasn't directly connected to the waterlogging in the area, the BMC faced the wrath of the public.