The riverfront will be open to the public and will include viewing decks, cafes, cultural activity spaces, landscaped green areas and pedestrian-friendly walkways, an official statement said

A mid-day analysis of the BMC's Flood Preparedness Guidelines 2026 found that five of Mumbai's seven worst waterlogging-prone wards over the past decade fall within or overlap the Mithi River catchment. The findings come as the civic body prepares a 13,000-crore flood mitigation plan, including the next phase of the Mithi River improvement project