BMC finds buildings on plot for sewage plant, stops work, orders complaint against SRA engineer

MUMBAI: BMC has issued a stop-work notice for a transit camp in Worli after finding out it is coming up on the civic body’s own reserved land parcel earmarked for construction of a sewage treatment plant.Civic officials said two of BMC’s sewer lines pass through the plot, and preliminary findings indicate construction activity has already disturbed sewage flow, raising concerns of flooding and infrastructure failure, especially during monsoon. Additional civic chief Ashwini Joshi Thursday directed BMC’s chief engineer (sewerage operations) to file a criminal complaint against D B Patil, a Slum Rehabilitation Authority executive engineer from G South ward, for allegedly illegally granting permission in April 2025 for seven transit camp buildings.In her official communication, Joshi accused Patil of collusion with the project’s privatedevelopers, Lokhandwala Infrastructure Pvt Ltd along with M/s Lokhandwala DB Realty LLP. The developer claimed all approvals had been duly granted.