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Danger days are just six weeks away
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
INFORMATION SECURITY
T he “Tide of the Century” may hit
Mumbai on 24th July 2009.
SPECIAL INTERVENTION Mumbai could be facing a re‐enactment of
GROUP the catastrophe that devastated life and
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY property four years ago—perhaps on the very
THIRD PARTY ASSESSMENTS same dates. While the severity of the flooding
CHANGE MANAGMENT
would probably be unabated, better
Some of our clients preparedness and closer co‐ordination among
ABN Amro Bank
government bodies, corporate & general
Aditya Birla Group
public can help in minimizing its impact.
Aviva
Bombay Dyeing Mumbai faces a similar situation now
BAE Systems
CESC
What caused floods in 2005 The Municipal Corporation of Greater
Citibank Mumbai is at an average elevation of Mumbai (MCGM) has indicated the
Deutsche Bank possibility of a high tide of 5.01m & 5.05m on
10‐15 meters above sea level and receives an
Dominos
annual rainfall of 2,200 mm out of which 50% 23rd and 24th July 2009 respectively.
DSP Merrill Lynch
Essar Group is in the month of July.
Genpact The South West Monsoon which is expected
Godrej Group
On 26 July 2005, Mumbai got a record to hit Mumbai by 10th June could prove
HCC
single day rainfall of 944mm (42% of the city’s disastrous if it rains heavily on any of these
HDFC Bank
HSBC annual rainfall). This coupled with a high tide two days. Low lying areas could experience
ICICI of more than 4.8m, overwhelmed the drain‐ flooding even with moderate rains.
ICICI Prudential
age systems and flooded the city.
Kotak Group
Marico While MCGM has apparently undertaken
NSE Mumbai lost close to $200 million of revenue measures to improve the city’s disaster
Nokia Siemens Networks and over 1,000 lives. The floods also caused management capabilities, it is imperative for
PepsiCo
serious damage to property, infrastructure individuals & corporate’s to review their pre‐
P & O ports
and left serious diseases in its wake. Many paredness for responding effectively.
Ranbaxy
SAP were even traumatized.
Standard Chartered Bank
Tata Chemicals Dates on which tides will be more than 4.5 meters (2005 benchmark)
Tata Power
Tata Reality Infrastructure
UB Group
Unilever
Peak Tide Dates
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Checklist‐ Preparing for the ‘danger days’
Before During After
Emergency Contact Details
Disaster Help Line 108 Local Ward
* For respective Ward Representative & Emergency Contact Details visit www.mcgm.gov.in
To see how MCGM Control Room is preparing for upcoming monsoon kindly click here
This advisory is issued by Mahindra Special Services Group, India’s leading corporate risk consulting firm that advises
organizations on threat assessments and risk mitigation strategies. You may forward this article or use it on your website /
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