The rejuvenation of Dahisar, Walbhat, and Poisar rivers got a increase just after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) received bids from 4 firms interested in executing the projects. Besides the Mithi river, the BMC has planned the rejuvenation and beautification of these 3 above-described rivers as properly as building them into tourist areas, according to an IE report. Officials from Storm Water Drain (SWD) division stated after contractors are appointed, the project will take almost 36 months to comprehensive. An official from the SWD division was quoted in the report saying that 3 firms have shown interest in Dahisar and Walbhat rivers every, and 4 firms have expressed interest in executing the Poisar river rejuvenation project. Currently, the procedure of finalizing contractors is going on, the official stated.
Contractors will be finalized just after additional scrutiny of documents of bidders, and proposals, for approval, will be tabled in the Standing Committee. At present, the procedure of appointing contractors for the project of river rejuvenation is in the final stage, P Velrasu, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) stated. The projects will are estimated to expense about Rs 1,400 crore. The river rejuvenation project involves widening, curbing pollution of river, enhancing the good quality of water, building sewer network, beautification of river banks, constructing desilting access roads as properly as creating Sewage Treatment Plants.
Last year, tenders for the rejuvenation had been invited. Another BMC official was quoted in the report saying that after the rejuvenation is completed, the firms will also be appointed for upkeep as properly as operation for newly created tourist areas on these river banks. To quicken the widening work of rivers, earlier, BMC had demolished numerous slums that had come up along the river banks.
In the month of November, final year, the BMC cleared 4 proposals associated to the Mithi river’s rejuvenation. The work requires laying of sewer lines along the river, managing river flow by deepening, widening, creating of reinforced cement concrete protection wall as properly as service road. The rejuvenation project will expense BMC Rs 569.52 crore, the report added.