So, they spent all that time and money desilting the Mithi River and then Metro came along and dumped it all right back. Perhaps this is how things work in this city. A citizen activist has alleged that excavation work for the Metro III (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) corridor has reduced the width of the river in Dharavi to 15 metres from the existing 25. Reason: the contractor has been illegally dumping muck on the riverbank, violating the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) norms.

Workers dump muck into Mithi river during Metro III work, almost halving the river's width