Despite overshooting its target for desilting this year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has not stopped the process yet. The decision is based on instructions by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who wants the nullahs to be cleaned all the way to the bottom.

The BMC removes around 10 lakh tonnes of garbage, waste and silt from the city’s nullahs and rivers before May 31 every year. As of Saturday, the BMC had removed 10.25 lakh tonnes, as against this year’s target of 9.80 lakh tonnes. However, during a recent visit, Shinde asked officials to keep cleaning till rock bottom.