The rains have stopped but...

The rains have stopped. The sky is clear and the day is bright. What cheer it brings waking up every morning to cool breeze and bright sunlight!!! But hey, is it all over? Nope! Are all perils of monsoon to be rested for another few months? Nope again. Chennai chooses to live in the glory of the past - both near and far. When it rains, it pours. And you dont want to forget the monssons before a month right? So, the municipality (or who ever) decided to dig up a cannal for the free flow of water (I would think), but the only technical problem is, it has not been closed for more than a week now. And wow, it can also double up as a garbage dumping yard. And did you know how many entomologists (would have been safer to say scientists - but this sounded better) were dying for mosquitoe samples for their research? This can well be the paradise for mosquitoes. With multiple advantages, why dont you wait for the next monsoons? The roads anyway have to be dug up and what is the point closing them now. And if anyone can defy such a simple logic - I'm open to learning.

A scene near our office in guindy: