Summary:
According to Storm Water Drain (SWD), of the total 3098-km stormwater drain network, 2613 km has been reconstructed while the remaining 485 km will be repaired before the arrival of monsoon. The dimension of stormwater drains near Burhani College in Mazgaon area has been increased from 450 mm to 1000 mm and 1400 mm. Due to damage in storm water drain, the area near the KEM hospital in Parel in F North ward used to flood every monsoon. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reconstructed major parts of stormwater drains in these areas and has increased their capacity to release water from 25mm of precipitation to 50 mm in an hour. He added that the capacity of drains have been increased and now drain can flush out more water..