Despite having removed 100 per cent of the estimated silt from nullahs, the desilting process continues, to ensure that the drains can handle rainwater during heavy spells. The BMC began desilting in the first week of April with a target of 10.17 lakh metric tonnes, and by May 27, over 108 per cent of this amount had been removed from major and minor nullahs, rivers, and drains along highways.

The BMC extracted 11 lakh metric tons of trash and silt, with the largest amount, 2.40 lakh metric tonnes, removed from western major nullahs. Following the transfer of highways from MMRDA, the BMC also started cleaning drains along the highways, removing 62,565 metric tons of silt from these areas.