The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start desilting of nullahs from March 2023. Its target is to remove around 5 lakh tonnes of silt from nullahs. Last year it spent around Rs 180 crore on desilting work.

After the 2005 flood, the BMC started desilting the nullahs in and around the city and suburbs before the monsoon season. There are 254.67 km of major nullahs, 443.84 km of minor nullahs, and 21.35 km of the Mithi river that have to be cleaned up in Mumbai and the suburbs. Chief Engineer of the Storm Water Drain Department Vibhas Acharekar said, “We have targeted starting desilting work from March. If we start work as per this schedule we will get 3 months for desilting. We are in the administrative process to take permission to invite a tender.”