Mithi River Or A Drain? Bombay HC Directs MPCB To Ensure MCGM Completes Extension Of Sewerage Pipeline To Stop Waste Disposal In Arabian Sea [Read Order]

Mithi River, a confluence of Vihar and Powai Lake, rises during the monsoon season and is currently more of a sewer than a river. This conclusion is based on Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's data which states that out of the 2671 million litres per day sewerage generated in the city of Mumbai, more than one fourth (665 MLD) was discharged into the said river which then flows directly...