Mumbai North-West Member of Parliament (MP) Ravindra Waikar on Tuesday urged the Centre to announce a special fund and comprehensive scheme for the pollution control and rejuvenation of Mumbai’s rivers on the lines of the ‘Namami Gange’ project, citing severe pollution and growing health risks for residents living along riverbanks.

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377, Waikar said the proposal has been formally placed on the floor of the House. He flagged the deteriorating condition of Mumbai’s four major rivers — the Mithi, Dahisar, Poisar, and Oshiwara — and said urgent intervention was needed to restore them.