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

Vihar Lake is one of the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai and one of only two located within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation limits