The incessant rainfall is not only leading to waterlogged roads, but the water is also entering several housing societies, confining residents to their homes for the last several hours. Surindra Khubchandani, a Khar resident, said he has been complaining to the civic body since the last several years, but the problem remains unsolved. “Now, our society is also submerged, and the open space of our colony has turned into a pond. We have been forced to shift our belongings and furniture. The corporation should be serious about nullah cleaning,” he said. Rahul Pai, secretary of JayBharat housing society at Linking Road, said rain water coming into their houses is a regular phenomenon now. “Earlier, waterlogging used to occur once a year but now it is happening consistently. Within an hour of rainfall, water starts entering our houses,” he said. The reason, according, is the culvert near the society which has not been cleaned properly. Pai said their daily life is severely affected. “We cannot go out to even buy necessities like milk and groceries. If some get seriously ill, how will we deal with it?” he added. Another resident from Hindmata, Parel, said, each year the BMC spends crores, but waterlogging is still there. In fact, this year, the corporation has spent almost Rs131 crore against Rs97 crore last year. “Where is this large sum going?” he said. Rahendraprasad Chaube, a Congress corporator, said that this year the delay in awarding nullah de-silting contracts has resulted in substandard work. “That is why flooding incidentsare occurring in housing societies at several locations. The ruling Sena-BJP do not have control over the civic administration, which has failed to penalise contractors doing shoddy work. They do not have a strict mechanism to punish such contractors,” he said. Senior civic officials say that it is impossible to clean all city nullahs, and lay the blame at the common man’s door. “After de-silting, people keep dumping plastic, garbage and discarded stuff. So waterlogging is bound to occur in low lying areas. We have now undertaken Brimstowad project, which will help reduce waterlogging incidents in the city,” said an official, requesting anonymity.