BMC Halts Work on Transit Camp at Sewage Plant Site in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The BMC has issued a stop-work notice for a transit camp in Worli, as it has been discovered that the camp is being constructed on land reserved by the civic body for a sewage treatment plant. Municipal officials reported that two sewer lines run through the site, and initial assessments indicate that construction has already disrupted sewage flow, raising concerns about potential flooding and infrastructure failure, especially during the monsoon season. Additional civic chief Ashwini Joshi instructed BMC’s chief engineer (sewerage operations) to file a criminal complaint against D B Patil, a Slum Rehabilitation Authority executive engineer, for allegedly…