‘Lag Raha Hain Beh Jayega’: Mumbai Houses Build Dangerously Close To Sea Trigger Safety Concerns

With flooded streets, collapsed walls, halted train services and damaged infrastructure– living in Mumbai these days has turned into a task. However, for people living near the sea, the same task has seemingly become downright deadly! Taking to social media, a Mumbai man shared a spine-chilling video of several houses allegedly built a bit too close to the sea. The horrifying clip showed the houses being partially flooded with the sea water. To make everything worse, half of the buildings seemingly lost their front yards to massive waves.The clip showed the residents helplessly watching the sea take over their homes. The clip, for obvious reasons, was quick to go viral, leaving the internet reacting in all kinds of ways.Most suggested moving

to higher ground as soon as possible, while some blamed the authorities for not relocating the residents on time. Several netizens also dubbed it a "disaster waiting to happen”. Times Now could not confirm the details and the authenticity of the post.Coming to the Mumbai rains, the city has been left crippled ever since the arrival of the monsoon. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared a holiday for all government, private, and municipal schools and colleges to ensure student safety. To make matters worse, the continuous rain has reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 13 people across Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).Check out the viral post: “Unbelievable House of people in Mumbai Bandra opposite Sea water,” the post read. The post was shared on Instagram, by the handle ‘AjayPandeyAAS’. The post was shared yesterday and pulled over 217K views from people.

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Internet’s reaction: “It’s the Government's duty to shift them somewhere else but sorry they are poor and people hardly care about the poor,” a user said. “This is very dangerous. How are they even sleeping at night? Peace is not the word here,” added the next person. “Why is our Government not helping these people? This is a major disaster waiting to happen. Just look how massive those waves are and how close the sea water is to the buildings. Also, it’s still just daytime, things will get uglier and more deadly during the night time. I hope they all remain safe,” wrote the next.