To solve the issue of choked nullahs and flooding, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is now bringing in private contractors to ensure clean nullahs near slums. The opposition, however, looks at it as a move motivated by privatisation.

In June 2023, the stormwater department (SWD) of the BMC, responsible for desilting major nullahs, had written to the Solid Waste Management (SWM) department, requesting assistance in addressing the issue of garbage in the nullahs. The SWM department had declined, citing that nullahs are not within their purview.