Following severe criticism from citizens on poor coordination between multiple agencies, State Education Minister Vinod Tawde has decided to form a coordination committee headed by a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official — additional municipal commissioner in-charge of the disaster management cell, a charge presently held by Idzes Kundan. The committee will have officials from the Indian Meteorological Department, traffic department, MMRDA, railways, BEST, MHADA and other agencies.

Vinod Tawde had faced flak after giving statements on Tuesday that there was no waterlogging in the city