After spending crores of rupees on constructing retaining walls and laying approach roads to the Dahisar and Oshiwara rivers, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) now plans to spend another Rs 1,300 crore to set up sewage treatment plants under the river rejuvenation project. A proposal regarding the same will be tabled in the standing committee meeting on Wednesday.

“There are several works under the project, like construction of retaining walls, sewage lines, approach roads to rivers, storm water drainage adjacent to roads, interceptors to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and sewage treatment plants. The water will be released into the rivers after treatment. We have completed 90 per cent work of the retaining walls and widening of river and 70 per cent work of approach roads to Dahisar river. Now work on the sewage treatment plants will start,” said a BMC official.