Kandivli residents are frustrated about the state of the Poisar nullah, which is choked with garbage and debris even as May draws to a close. The state government has set June 7 as the deadline for cleaning nullahs across the city, but Kandivli residents say it may not be possible to desilt the Poisar nullah, which is approximately 11 km long, by this date.

Interestingly, the Poisar river is one of the eight locations where trash booms — which collect floating waste and transfer it to bins or collection vans — have been installed. “We do not understand why this advanced machinery was installed. Despite it, the nullah has never been clean,” said Bharti Nagarkar, a resident of Thakur Village.

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