With the monsoons on their way, for most of us it is time to get new raincoats or repair our umbrellas, but there is one big section of society which has to suffer a lot when it rains and people actually need to make arrangements for their survival.

According to the Fire Brigade, there are as many as 12 sensitive areas in Pune which are hit hard by heavy rains and a flood-like situation occurs there every monsoon. mid-day undertook a review of some of these areas, spoke to the people living there (see boxes below) and tried to find out the arrangements they have made in response to this natural threat.