Overview
- The BMC received no bids for the Mithi River desilting contract and extended the deadline to March 17.
- Mayor Ritu Tawde announced transparency steps including digital display boards at sites and online photo tracking of desilting and transport vehicles.
- Officials said work on the Mithi must begin by April 1, while the mayor set a May 31 target for citywide pre-monsoon drain cleaning.
- The civic body may relax tender conditions to allow firms without prior desilting experience, with strict accountability for delays and quality.
- For 2026 the Mithi scope was cut to 1.65 lakh metric tonnes and ₹29.5 crore, after months of slowed work and no activity on most stretches.