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Floating disaster
Updated On: 27 June, 2023 07:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
During pre-monsoon work, BMC pooh-poohed ‘floating materials’, saying they will not hamper nullah cleaning; it now blames the same for Andheri subway waterlogging
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A flooded Andheri subway on Saturday
Activists have flayed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for not taking responsibility when it comes to eliminating floating trash from nullahs. The civic body admitted that the massive waterlogging witnessed at Andheri subway on Saturday was due to these items.
According to activists, if the civic authorities had taken early action and cleaned the nullahs properly, the dire situation could have been avoided. The BMC claimed that a 165-litre fridge along with cupboards, beds, tarpaulins and rubber pipes, among other items, choked the flow of Mogra nullah near Andheri subway, which led to flooding on Saturday.
421 complaints in 11 days
The BMC had firmly stated that none of the complaints received by its WhatsApp chatbot number for registering complaints about filthy nullahs is related to improper desilting. The chatbot received 421 complaints between June 1 and 11.
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