Updated On: 23 February, 2026 07:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
To integrate lake level data, for first time, in plan that involves pumps, drain cleaning, micro-tunnelling, and real-time monitoring systems

A specialised suction and de-sludging machine, which is being used to clean culverts. PICS courtesy/Western Railway
For the first time, railway preparations are being synchronised with municipal bodies and even lake-overflow inspections (Powai, Vihar, Tulsi) because suburban flooding often begins outside railway land. Earlier, trains slowed down because water had nowhere to go. This year, the railway is literally creating exit routes for water.

Micro-tunnelling work is being carried out to increase discharge capacity