India, July 12 -- After a week in which relentless rain claimed 11 lives and paralysed Mumbai, the civic administration has admitted that its response had fallen short. The admission came after corporators demanded accountability during a 12-hour special general body meeting, which began at 2:00pm on Friday and continued till 2.25am on Saturday.

"Our efforts fell short. We have no qualms saying that and we will improve in the coming days," additional municipal commissioner (western suburbs), Vipin Sharma told the civic house at the end of the debate, when mayor Ritu Tawde asked him to respond to all the concerns raised during the marathon meeting.

Earlier, during the debate, attended by 44 corporators, Sharma detailed the BMC's anti-flo...