Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik announced that the long-pending technical obstacle in the Surya Water Supply Scheme (Phase 2), which provides water to Mira-Bhayandar city in Thane district of Maharashtra, has now been resolved. As a result, the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) will start receiving full-capacity water supply from March 2026, officials said on Tuesday.

According to an official statement, Sarnaik held a review meeting at Mantralaya with senior officials, including MBMC Commissioner Radha Binod Sharma, Additional Executive Engineer Rahul Nandurkar, MMRDA Superintendent Engineer Chetan Bembale, MSEB Executive Engineer Ajay Athawale and Water Resources Department Superintendent Engineer Sandeep Nalawade and discussed the development.