BMC’S RIVER REJUVENATION PROJECT INAUGURATED

MUMBAI : Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray inaugurated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Rs 246 crore project for the rejuvenation of the Dahisar River on Tuesday.

At the inaugural event, BMC conducted the bhoomi poojan for the project work on which is expected to begin right away.

BMC is expected to complete the project within 24 months, excluding monsoon months. As per the schedule, four months namely June, July, August, and September, have been considered as monsoon.

The project has 11 components, including the construction of two wastewater treatment facilities, sewer lines that connect the nearby settlements to these facilities, nullahs that lead to the river, waste segregation units, desludging the river bed, fence along the river, construction of open green spaces, preservation of wetlands and developing new ones and construction of mangrove parks.

Taking to social media on Tuesday, Aaditya Thackeray said, “This project will begin with preventing pollutants into the stream through interception & treatment plants. One will be happy to know that we are creating open spaces across the stretch & increasing green cover, developing wetlands, mangrove parks to preserve the river’s ecology.”

P Velarasu, additional municipal commissioner in charge of the project, said, “Work on rejuvenation of the four major rivers of Mumbai, Dahisar, Poisar, Oshiwara, and Mithi has started.”

Meanwhile, in a meeting between Thackeray and senior officials, a decision was taken to allot Rs 61.48 crore towards construction of retaining walls in landslide-prone areas in suburban Mumbai.