Central Railway's war against clogged drains has now entered phase two. Following the success of keeping the drainage stretch between Sion and Matunga garbage-free by building impregnable metal covers over it, the Central Railway has now gone on to lock these covers. The first experimental stretch near Masjid Bunder station is already serving its purpose. Railway officials said that if this succeeds completely, then the annual ritual of desilting might be passe.

Earlier this year, mid-day had highlighted the Central Railway's experiments with garbage-free drains that it had built by borrowing ideas from international railways.
The bright yellow steel covers laid over a stretch of over 200 metres between Mumbai CSMT and Masjid Bunder are its latest experiment. These metal covers have very small outlets that can only allow water to flow in, with some small particles, a senior divisional official said.