Mumbai Faces Monsoon Risk As BMC Completes Just 17% Of Stormwater Drain Desilting Work

Mumbai: As of April 13, the BMC has completed only 17% of stormwater drains desilting across Mumbai, including Mithi River. This is far less than the premonsoon desilting target set target by the BMC. As per it's target to date 402,599.56 MT silt should have been removed, but as of April 13 only 138,801.63 MT has been removed.

The premonsoon desilting work by the BMC is most crucial to prevent massive flooding during heavy rains. However, this year the full-fledged work started late as the two contractors were blacklisted last year, which forced the BMC to float new tenders for wards ike H-West, K-West, M-West and S ward.

For the Mithi river, against the backdrop of the inquiry by the Mumbai police’s Economic Offenses Wing against the contractor and civic staff in the desilting scam, the BMC had a tough time attracting contractors to work.

The full-fledged work began on April 2.

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As of April 13, 4% desilting work on Mithi River has been completed. While for the major drains (city + eastern and western suburbs) 18% desilting is completed. And for the minor drains 20% work is completed. The overall percentage of premonsoon stormwater desilting across the city so far is 17%.

The BMC aims to complete 80% of the desilting work premonsoon that is by May 31, 10% during monsoon and 10% post monsoon.

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