The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has intensified pre-monsoon works across the city, including drainage maintenance, infrastructure upgrades and preventive measures ahead of Mumbai rains. (Pics/X@BMC)  

Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on Tuesday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials to complete desilting of all the nullahs by May 31, as part of pre-monsoon preparations. She also directed them to deploy robotic equipment wherever necessary to ensure efficient cleaning. The mayor, accompanied by Standing Committee Chairman Prabhakar Shinde, inspected the ongoing desilting and road development works in the eastern suburbs on Tuesday morning. She was joined by ward committee chairpersons, corporators, and senior officials from the storm water drains, roads, and traffic departments. PICS/BMC