The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is spending more than Rs 150 crore towards city’s nullah-cleaning alone. Moreover, 15 percent of the cleaning is said to be completed.
The nodal agency spends more than Rs 500 crore every year towards pre-monsoon preparations.
The money is spent towards nullah repairing and cleaning, road resurfacing, tree trimming, manhole covers, dewatering pumps, pumping stations, etc.