.png){kind=small}
.png)
.png)
.png)
.png)
9 hours ago
5
ARTICLE AD BOX
As Mumbai marks two decades since the 2005 disaster—and countless reports, committees and promises— TOI travels along the Mithi River to find a patchwork of half-finished projects, some unchecked pollution, and memories of a flood
Two decades after the great flood of 2005 revealed the importance of the Mithi, a journey down the river shows that the restoration of this vital waterway remains incomplete. And along the banks, concrete is rising—a sign that the lessons of
26/7
have not been fully absorbed.
Near the start of this 18-km river, at Filterpada, improvements are visible. Slums have been cleared for a retaining wall and service road that lets cleaning machines access the river. A sewer line has been laid to run sewage water to a new treatment plant at Powai, where the water is cleaned and discharged back upstream.
English (US) ·