With April coming to an end, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been able to complete 37% of its annual pre-monsoon desilting works. Every year, as a precautionary move to minimise water-logging in the city, the civic body removes silt from all major and minor drains, rivers and water bodies in Mumbai, to allow free flow of water during heavy rain
Last year, the civic body had spent Rs 180 crore for cleaning the drains, while this year it aims to spend nearly Rs 226 crore. The civic data states that so far, 46% of the drains in island city have been desilted followed by 56% in the eastern suburbs and 44% in the western suburbs. Alongside this, 26% of Mithi River has been desilted, along with 19% of the drains in the periphery of the expressway and 33% of small drains at the municipal ward level
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bmc-completes-37-per-cent-of-pre-monsoon-desilting-work-8575995/
Source: The Indian Express
