The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set March 31, 2027, as the deadline for completing the Ghatkopar sewage treatment plant, which will have a treatment capacity of 337 million litres per day (MLD). Civic officials have been instructed to accelerate construction and maintain sufficient manpower to meet the target.
Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar inspected the facility under construction in Ghatkopar East on Thursday, reviewing progress across civil, mechanical and electrical works.
The project forms part of the Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project and will employ Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR) technology to process wastewater. Treated water is intended for reuse, while the facility is expected to help improve seawater quality and protect marine ecosystems and aquatic life. Residents of Ghatkopar, Mankhurd, Govandi and Chembur are expected to benefit.
The pipeline required for secondary sewage treatment is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2026. During the inspection, Bangar assessed work on process tanks, inlet and outlet arrangements, the pump house, sludge treatment facilities and internal pipelines. Equipment installation, including pumps, aeration blowers, screening machinery and sludge-processing systems, was also reviewed.
Electrical components under examination included transformers, control panels, cabling, motor power supplies, automation systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) infrastructure and backup power arrangements.
To keep construction on schedule, the BMC increased the workforce at the site to approximately 1,000 workers from October 1. Bangar directed officials to retain the expanded workforce until completion and ensure that multiple activities progress simultaneously. He also emphasised adherence to quality, safety and operational efficiency standards.
Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Engineering) Shashank Bhore, Chief Engineer of the Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project Rajendra Parab and other officials attended the inspection.
Separately, the BMC recently reported completing work to intercept and divert all 20 sewage outfalls entering Powai Lake. Eighteen flows along Adi Shankaracharya Marg were redirected to the Bhandup treatment plant, while two near Perugate were diverted to the Filterpada facility. The project involved laying 3,056 metres of sewer lines.
Source: Mid-day
