Following mid-day's report about illegal dumping of debris at a major road junction along the Mithi River bank, the civic body has sprung into action. Sources at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday confirmed that they have written to the Metro authorities regarding clearing the dumping at Dharavi T-junction on the Bandra-Sion Link Road. Desilting work is being undertaken by the BMC. Work here began after G North ward officer AG Khairnar read mid-day's report and asked Metro authorities to clear the site on a war-footing.

The mid-day had on Thursday reported about the encroachment near the mangroves where a parking lot has been created. The dumping has become a cause of worry for environmentalists with the shrinking mangrove cover. Even the width of nullah was reduced thus giving a reason for the civic body to worry about flooding and waterlogging, during monsoon. The reduced road width owing to the Metro construction seemed to have prompted encroachers to take the step.