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Mumbai: Locals, civic body spar over desilting again

The Mumbai North Central District Forum for instance, tweeted asking the H East ward office to have the silt waste removed from Bandra Kurla Complex

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The BMC began cleaning the Mithi river before the monsoon, in April. 
Pic /Pradeep Dhivar

The BMC began cleaning the Mithi river before the monsoon, in April. Pic /Pradeep Dhivar

With the monsoon just a couple of weeks away, the civic body is rushing to complete the de-silting of the nullahs and roadside drains in the city, and mounds of silt left out on the roads is a common sight. Various posts on social media have complained that the accumulated silt can be a health hazard and have appealed to the civic body to have it removed.

The Mumbai North Central District Forum for instance, tweeted asking the H East ward office to have the silt waste removed from Bandra Kurla Complex.

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