Summary:
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) so far have spent Rs 600 crores on the construction of six pumping stations. However, the civic body will now shell out the additional Rs 60 crores to prevent two of the pumping stations from choking. The rake screen will cost around Rs 7 crores, but the electric and mechanical work and their maintenance will cost BMC around Rs 22 crores. BMC spent Rs 92 crores on the Irla pumping station that was commissioned in 2010 and had spent Rs 115 crores on the Lovegrove pumping station in 2015. However, BMC has left out four other pumping stations from installing rake screen..