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Centre-state dosti rekindles hope for Mahul pumping station
Updated On: 15 September, 2022 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
BMC revisits plan to have the facility on centrally controlled salt pans, writes to state government for a recommendation letter; pumping station can resolve flooding at Matunga, Wadala, Chembur and Sion
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The Love Grove pumping station at Worli. File pic
As the relationship between the Maharashtra government and the Centre becomes warm and cordial with the BJP back in the driving seat in the state, the BMC has dusted off its plan to have the Mahul pumping station on centrally owned salt pans. The facility, which has remained on paper for the past 15 years, can solve flooding at Matunga, Wadala, Chembur and Sion and ensure smooth harbour train services during heavy rain.
The BMC has struggled to acquire land for the Mahul pumping station, which is one of the eight such projects recommended by the Chitale Committee after the July 26, 2005, Mumbai deluge. It has now resumed talks with the salt commissioner seeking access to salt pans to build the facility, something that was not possible when the MVA governed the state—due to friction between the state and the Centre.
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