Tuesday, July 18, 2017

While the trillion-tonne iceberg was melting in Antarctica, some 12,000-kms away, an island city was slowly transforming itself into an ocean. Yes, this monsoon, Bombay is no longer on the shores of the Arabian Sea; it is *the* Arabian Sea. And the credit for this feat, once again, goes to everyone at the National, State, district and municipal level. GST or VAT, toll tax or Swachh Bharat tax, Income tax or sales tax, election or no election, cow or bull, saffron or spice, EVM or paper, cutting across party lines, the relentless effort to keep Bombay flooded from head-to-toe has been remarkable. So, while million-year-old icebergs melt elsewhere across the globe, in Bombay it is the one-month-old-roads that melt, bridge gaps between the Earth’s surface and crust, and turn all geo-logical theories to dust. Is James Cameron considering a sequel to his blockbuster “Titanic”? Yes? He can shoot in Bombay to leverage its elaborate pothole design system. It’s a darn sinking ship, after all; and I am not even talking about the “Titanic”! Haha! #WhatHolesMassHoles #LakhHoleTheory

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