the terror attacks , it was clear , had shot a hole in the dam setting back mumbai ' s stream of woes . while the protesters seemed to be reacting to a drama that had left at least 164 residents dead and 308 damaged , they were really vent the frustrations of having to cope with change in a city with an infrastructure so stretch that simply staying to work and stay is an undertaking . at peaks time , the commuter trains - they carry five 300 people each day - are loads with up to 5 , 000 commuters , even though they ' re construction for 1 , 800 .
The Mumbai attacks claimed at least 164 lives.