Mumbai is a metropolitan city which is residence to millions of people. However, over the years, the city has witnessed an increase in pollution and the misuse of natural resources. On an average, about 2,700 million litre a day (mld) water out of the 3,700 mld water supplied by the municipality in Mumbai is said to be thrown into the river and sea, untreated.
Therefore, in order to overcome the issue, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will introduce new sewage treatment plants. Earlier, Bombay High Court had told BMC to come up with a solution to handle the amount of garbage that was being thrown along Marine Drive as a result of high tides.
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BMC Commissioner Ajoy Mehta stated at Basalta Maharashtra conclave on pollution, that the work of the sewage plants is set to begin soon and it will help the city get rid of its long-borne problem. The new sewage plants will treat around 2,000 million litre of water per day which will be usable for non-portable purposes.
In a conclave organised by Marathi daily Loksatta, Mehta stated that within the next four years, 90 per cent of the areas of the city will be connected to the sewage plants. Reportedly, seven new sewage plants are going to be established in the city to treat sewage water whereas the work for the Colaba plant has already begun.
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