Mumbai Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde on Monday directed all the agencies concerned in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to work in coordination during the monsoon season to ensure "zero loss of life". He also stressed the need to plan for drinking water supply as the delayed onset of the monsoon could impact water availability.

Reviewing the monsoon preparedness of agencies in MMR through a video-conference, Shinde said that alongside disaster management efforts, authorities should expedite pending desilting works, operationalise holding ponds and flood gates, install protective netting in landslide-prone areas, and conduct structural audits of hoardings.