The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to install trash booms in six more nullahs in the western suburbs, three years after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued an order for the same. Civic officials explained that trash booms are floating nets that help stop plastic, thermocol, and other debris from flowing into creeks or the sea.

Environmentalists who had petitioned against the BMC said the delay in implementing the NGT’s order has led to continued pollution in mangrove forests and along beaches. In 2022, the NGT directed the BMC to prevent floating waste from reaching the sea and mangrove areas. Acting on the directive, the BMC installed trash booms at nine locations that year.