Nullah News 14

Civic body spends Rs. 35 core, claims to be ready for monsoon

Nullah News - We're Prepared: BMC

Says who?!

The BMC has done destiling of major, minor nullahs across the city.
According to the recent nullah cleaning report, the BMC has cleared 200.254 km of major nullahs, 129.266 km of minor nullahs and 1986.98 km of road side open drains.
News Source - Mumbai Mirror

Nullah News 13

Vegetables vendors go about their business amid the muck dumped on the roadside in Borivli

Nullah News - Nullah Silt Dumped in Borivli

Veggies now garnished with a dash of...

- More than a week now, Devendra Deva, a senior citizen residing in a residential complex at Borivali (E), has been waking up to a heap of silt and muck dumped in the front of his home.
- The silt removed from gutters and nullahs, to clear them before the monsoons is being dumped on the roadsides, posing problem to residents, pedestrians and motorists. Wednesday was the ninth day that the slit lay there.
News Source - TOI

Nullah News 12

Contractors appointed to clean nullahs dump silt along the rail tracks; during the monsoon, the silt is likely to flow right back into the nullah and block movement of rain water; the results, flooding of tracks.

Nullah News - A Disaster by the rail tracks

Here Today

1. Contractors appointed by Western Railway are supposed to remove the silt from the nullah and dispose it away from the tracks.
2. But, to cut expenditure and increase profit, they dump the silt next the track. When it rains, the silt will flow back into the nullah.

(As per the rules, the contractors are suppose to remove the silt and also dispose it (away from the tracks) - A Western Railway Official

The RULES; WHY and HOW they are BROKEN
- Contractors are suppose to remove the silt, dispose it (away from the tracks)
- But they dump the silt along the tracks to save expenditure and increase profit
- Railway officials responsible for supervising the cleaning work overlook this negligence so that they meet the deadline.
News Source - Mumbai Mirror


Nullah News (Contd) - WR Clears Silt Dumped along Tracks

Gone Tomorrow

Following Mumbai Mirrior Report, order contractors to properly dispose waste from nullahs running along the rail lines
1. Mumbai Mirror's Monday edition reported silt lying along the tracks between Bandra and Matunga.
2. Area cleared of silt on Wednesday.
News Source - Mumbai Mirror

Nullah News 11

Nullahs a favourite dumping site

Nullah News - Residents raise a stink over blocked nullah

Blocked Ends

- One end of the nullah at Worli's Hanuman Nagar is open...
- But the other end is slowly being closed in by debris...
- While the pipe that is supposed to take the dirty water to the sea is completely closed off by debris causing the water to enter thehomes of residents around it.
News Source - Mumbai Mirror

Nullah News 10

My dump, your dump, every where a dump dump.

Nullah News - Debris in Nullah: AAI faces music from BMC panel

Planes 'n' Nullahs

The civic standing comittee sought action against the AAI (Airports Authority of India) for dumping debris in three nullahs in Borivli. Corporators said it would lead to flooding in the area.
News Source - TOI

Nullah News 09

Row row, row a boat

Nullah News - Getting Ready for the Monsoons

Clean-up Act

With the monsoons just a month away, the BMC is cleaning uo all the nullahs in the city.
News Source - TOI

Nullah News 08

Yet another thief finds solace in a Nullah and disappears

Nullah News - Baazigar Chor
English Translation - Trickster and Thief

Disappearing Act

A thief caught in the act jumps into gutter. Cops and firemen are called in. They stand guard at exit points while a fireman enters the nullah. At the end of an 8/hr operation, they are left with eggs on their faces...
News Source - Mumbai Mirror