Mumbai: BMC slashes desilting target to 40% to 8.47 lakh MT from 12.03 lakh MT

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reduced its pre-monsoon desilting target to 8.47 lakh metric tonnes from 12.03 lakh MT. The cut aims to ensure transparency by excluding floating waste and debris from silt measurements. The move follows a Rs 1,100-crore desilting scam investigation by the Enforcement Directorate. BMC will remove silt from major drains, minor drains, and Mithi River. The civic body also focuses on clearing drainage chokepoints in Saki Naka and Kurla areas.

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