As Mumbai reels under the early arrival of the South West monsoon, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Commissioner and Administrator, Bhushan Gagrani, on Tuesday directed civic officials to place special focus on ensuring low-lying areas in the city do not get waterlogged during a downpour.

Gagrani also directed officials to ensure barricades and debris are removed from roads immediately after road concretisation work is completed.

In addition, Gagrani instructed the civic officials to ensure all footpaths are quickly restored to a pedestrian-friendly status.