.. being caught on the street in the monsoon in Mumbai

There's nothing worse than being caught on the street in the monsoon in Mumbai.  Some cities, like London and Hong Kong, function as normal in heavy rain, but not Mumbai. When the rains (monsoon) come in India it is, of course, a good thing. The temperature drops. The air freshens up. Farmers are happy. The reservoirs get filled. The PM's office makes an eagerly awaited statement about the state of the monsoon. At Bandstand in Bandra young people have fun in the rain. Families splash about and take pictures of themselves on Worli seafront.  So why should it be so awful being caught out in the heavy rains in Mumbai? Instant mini-floods and maxi-floods are more than inconvenient, every taxi and auto being full puts you into a feeling of despair, buses staying in the depot is disconcerting, flooded railway tracks don't bode well for the immediate future, getting into a train or bus packed with wet people is to be avoided, being infected with the dengue virus is as bad as it sounds, dead rats floating by can spoil your day, falling into a hidden hole in the road will have consequences. Anyway, in Mumbai, more than anywhere else in the world, life goes on, so why does anything need to change.