Mumbai suburban railway has finally embarked on the task of creating a contour drain map of the rail lines to finally rid the network of flooding woes once and for all. The project aims to study flood vulnerability and collect data, measurements and rainfall patterns, suggest mitigation measures and create an action plan to shield rail lines from the city’s flood lines.

A study of two locations on pilot basis, on the recommendation of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, has proven to be successful. Moreover, a zonal effort by Central Railway (CR) to map all the underground cables seems to have worked well and been immensely helpful.