Central Railway and Western Railway in the city owe the BMC over Rs 568 crore in the form of unpaid water bills spanning decades. As per Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation records, as of November 1 this year, CR has Rs 259,93,79,418 dues while Western Railway has Rs 3,08,85,65,247 unpaid bills. The information was revealed in a response to an RTI query. Railway officials said they are making regular payments and that old arrears have snowballed into the  huge amount.

Western Railway headquarters in Fort, Mumbai. Pic/Twitter