Institute for Sustainable Development and Research

Recent events which will require remediation:

The Mumbai and surrounding region floods, July 2005:

Exceptionally heavy monsoon rains have wreaked havoc in and around Mumbai.
Data for 26 July 2005

Time	City (mm)	Suburbs (mm)
8.30 am to 11.30 am	0.00	0.91
1.30 am to 2.30 pm	7.00	18.40
2.30 pm to 5.30 pm	26.50	380.60
5.30 pm to 8.30 pm	0.60	267.60
Total in 12 hours	40.10	666.90

This is the highest rainfall in the last 100 years. About USD 10 000 million will be required for rehabilitation and Mumbai alone will need an estimated $ 2 500 Million.

Some photos of the event: