Pegged at an estimated cost of Rs1,192 crore for Poisar river and ₹246 crore for Dahisar river, the project includes removal of encroachments, sewage treatment, construction of nallah interceptors to prevent sewage discharge into the rivers and construction of service roads along the banks of both
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will kickstart work on widening and rejuvenating two important rivers – Dahisar and Poisar – which originate from Tulsi Lake in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. These rivers are right now little better than sewers thanks to the industrial effluents, sewage and untreated waste leaching into them from the encroachments along their banks.
Source: Hindustan Times
