The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up a dedicated war room to monitor the ongoing nullah desilting operations, which began on April 1. The move aims to ensure transparency and efficiency ahead of the monsoon season.

As per civic data, around 12 per cent of the total desilting work has been completed so far. The BMC has set a target of removing 9.34 lakh metric tonnes of silt from the city’s nullahs and the Mithi River. As of now, 1.11 lakh metric tonnes of silt have been cleared. A civic official from the stormwater drain department said the war room will be staffed by three officers and 11 support personnel, operating in two shifts—from 8 am to 3 pm and from 3 pm to 11 pm.