Bachchan`s home, office flooded with rain water

Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) As heavy rains continue to cripple
normal life here, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan also
found his home and office in the suburbs of western Indian
city of Mumbai, inundated.

Rain water filled up the lawns of Bachchan's home
"Prateeksha" in Juhu and the ground floor of his office
"Janak" located nearby as rains lashed the city and suburbs
since Monday night and the downpour continued throughout
Tuesday.

The 66-year-old actor, who is recuperating from stomach
pain, was constantly on the move from "Prateeksha" to his
other bungalow "Jalsa" and the office helping his staff to
shift his belongings from the ground floor to higher
positions.

"Prateeksha is inundated. The road outside is in waist-
deep water and the lawn, even though it is built on a rise,
has been filled up and threatening to push the rain into the
house. As I prepare to move furniture and stuff from the
ground to higher positions, mini waves drift in from the road
into the driveway and reach the first step into the house,"
Bachchan wrote on his blog.

"Water has entered into the reception area and the
staff, bare footed pants rolled up, are frantically trying to
clear drains of any obstruction so the water can flow out. But
flow out where? On to the road which is waist-deep itself. It
shall all come back!"

"Everywhere there is just chaos. It's a sea of water all
over. Pass by the office Janak and the staff is getting ready
to climb on to the tree by the gate! Water inside the premise
and the ground floor is unworkable," Bachchan wrote on his
blog.

"Jalsa is relatively dry. The road opposite now a
swimming pool but the basement has a beach. A huge gaping
hole has been punctured and buckets and water pumps are being
put to use to avoid the electronic panels that are housed
there from blowing up," he added.

"At Jalsa, the water in the bedrooms has leaked through
despite the tarpaulin protection. I told my staff to fill up
water in buckets from the rain outside and store it just in
case the power goes and the pumps get disconnected," Bachchan
wrote. PTI