Congratulations on your ability to read this. It means you have survived another July, despite the BMC’s continual presence in our city. If you’re lucky, you may be around to read next week’s column, too. A few of our fellow citizens didn’t make it, unfortunately, some falling victim to potholed roads, others to the routine dangers that plague every corner of our badly managed city.

The good news is, the people masquerading as experts in our corridors of bureaucracy have hit upon a new solution to traffic woes. The lucky corner this time is Mahalaxmi station, for no fault of the people who live there. A brilliant plan that has just been proposed involves the construction of two overbridges at Saat Rasta for ‘direct connectivity’ to Worli Naka and Haji Ali junction. If you haven’t visited this busy area, I advise you to set off right away, so you can make it there and back in time for Monday’s edition of this newspaper.