Have we learned nothing 20 years after 2005 floods? TOI travels along Mumbai’s Mithi river
As Mumbai marks two decades since the 2005 disaster—and countless reports, committees and promises— TOI travels along the Mithi River to find a patchwork of half-finished projects, some unchecked pollution, and memories of a flood
Two decades after the great flood of 2005 revealed the importance of the Mithi, a journey down the river shows that the restoration of this vital waterway remains incomplete. And along the banks, concrete is rising—a sign that the lessons of 26/7 have not been fully absorbed.
Near the start of this 18-km river, at Filterpada, improvements are visible. Slums have been cleared for a retaining wall and service road that lets cleaning machines access the river. A sewer line has been laid to run sewage water to a new treatment plant at Powai, where the water is cleaned and discharged back upstream.
