Now that Mumbai has seen its pre-monsoon showers and we are racing towards mid-June, the question is: when will the monsoon hit Mumbai? Though the monsoon will bring relief from the searing summer, it is also Mumbai’s most challenging season, if one could call it that.

It is a time of floods, water logging at certain perennial low-lying spots in the city and the problems of commuters are compounded manifold during these months. It is understandable that Mumbaikars are cynical about the authorities’ claims that they are ready for the monsoon, but it is also upto us to exercise wisdom and caution in this season.