Mumbai has been experiencing its heaviest rainfall of the season since the past couple of days. This is good news for a city that experienced a worrying dry June.

Yet, with all the good news, comes some bad news too. Monsoon-related disasters are on the rise and our response has been weak and wanting in some areas. Yesterday, a wall collapsed in the Chembur-Vashi area, killing a five-year-old boy, who unfortunately would become just another statistic in a spate of monsoon-related disasters afflicting the country.