The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration emergency response system operated round-the-clock at full capacity, bringing the city back to normal and functional on Wednesday morning after the heavy downpour which went on for 24 hours (Tuesday and Wednesday), officials have said.

What worked?

IoT-based monitoring system: The Internet of Things (IoT) devices allowed officials to monitor the operational status, location, start-stop timings, working duration, and technical data of each dewatering pump in real time. A senior civic official said, “This helped, because at all times we were aware of how many pumps are operational.”