With just three months to go for the monsoon and the clock already ticking, the city still has a long way to go to become rain ready. A report in this paper cited that out of 558 roads currently dug up, 328 have been completed only up to 20 per cent, 113 have reached 50 per cent, and 114 have touched 75 per cent.

The BMC will have to press the gas pedal when it comes to finishing road repairs. While there are plenty of jokes about moon-faced Mumbai, there’s a serious side to the craters - injuries and, in extreme cases, death. The threat is particularly higher for bikers and pillion riders, who can fly off the vehicle when it hits a pothole.