mid-day SPECIAL: Mumbai civic body explores water-holding ponds to tackle Andheri subway flooding

Updated On: 02 June, 2026 08:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MS

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is exploring the construction of water-holding ponds and other flood-mitigation measures to address recurring monsoon waterlogging at the Andheri subway after abandoning plans for a flyover due to space constraints

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The Andheri subway is a crucial east-west connector in the city. file pics/Satej Shinde

Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shelved its plan to construct a flyover at the Andheri subway as a long-term solution to waterlogging, it is now exploring the construction of water-holding ponds instead.

The civic body has proposed three sites for the project: a 1300 sq m plot at Dr Ambedkar Garden in Andheri, a 1000 sq m plot in Jogeshwari, and a 2000 sq m land parcel near the Western Express Highway.