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Mithi river desilting tender gets bids after 2 failures; work to start March 28

Mithi river desilting tender gets bids after 2 failures; work to start March 28

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2 min readMumbaiMar 25, 2026 08:06 PM IST After failing to attract bidders twice, the BMC’s tender to desilt the Mithi river finally received responses from two companies following a third deadline extension. The civic body aims to begin work by March 28. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar said bids were received for all three packages of the Rs 29.5 crore project, which targets removing 1.65 lakh metric tonnes of silt. “For each of the packages, we have received two bids. We are scrutinising them and aim to award the contracts by Friday,” he said. “We plan to start work by Saturday, with full-scale desilting across the city, including the Mithi, from April 4,” Bangar added. The tender, floated on February 28, had earlier drawn no responses till its March 11 deadline, and again after an extension to March 17, prompting a third extension till March 24. The annual desilting exercise, undertaken after the 2005 floods to improve drainage capacity, had slowed last year amid an Economic Offences Wing probe into alleged irregularities. The …

Dhami reviews river protection, desilting works; sets timelines ahead of monsoon

Dhami reviews river protection, desilting works; sets timelines ahead of monsoon

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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday reviewed the progress of river protection works and desilting being carried out under irrigation projects at the state secretariat, and directed officials to complete pending tasks within stipulated timelines in view of flood risks during the monsoon season. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chairs a review meeting on river protection and desilting works at the state secretariat on Friday. Officials briefed him on check dams, recharge shafts and water-source conservation measures underway in multiple districts. During the review, officials informed the Chief Minister that the Minor Irrigation Department is implementing water conservation, augmentation and recharge initiatives that include construction of check dams, recharge shafts and ponds. According to the department’s update shared in the meeting, 708 check dams have been constructed across the state. The department also reported that a total of 419 recharge shafts have been installed in Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital and Haridwar districts. Officials estimated that these structures could facilitate annual groundwater recharge of about 108.94 crore litres. The review also covered measures …

Mithi River desilting scam: Actor Dino Morea questioned for links with arrested middlemen

Mithi River desilting scam: Actor Dino Morea questioned for links with arrested middlemen

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Bollywood actor Dino Morea. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Actor Dino Morea and his brother Santino are being questioned by Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Monday (May 26, 2025) for their alleged links with two middlemen arrested in connection with the Mithi river desilting scam, officials said. The actor reached the EOW office at the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s office complex in south Mumbai earlier in the day, an official said. An official told PTI that Morea is being questioned for his alleged links to two middlemen arrested in the ₹65 crore desilting scam. Earlier this month, the police registered a case against 13 persons, including contractors and civic officials, for an alleged ₹65 crore scam related to the desilting of the Mithi River, which flows through the city. It is alleged that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials tailored the tender for the desilting contract to benefit a particular supplier of machinery needed for the work. Further, the contractors generated fraudulent bills for transporting sludge out of Mumbai. The civic body suffered a loss …

What is the ₹65 crore Mithi River desilting scam? How is actor Dino Morea linked? | Latest News India

What is the ₹65 crore Mithi River desilting scam? How is actor Dino Morea linked? | Latest News India

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Actor Dino Morea and his brother Santino were questioned by the Mumbai police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Monday to uncover their potential role in the ₹65 crore Mithi River desilting scam. Bollywood actor Dino Morea poses for a photograph as he attends a screening of her upcoming Indian film ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ in Mumbai on April 17, 2025.(AFP) According to a Free Press Journal report, the actor and his brother’s link to the main accused, Ketan Kadam, was unearthed after Mumbai police discovered multiple phone conversations between them. What are the charges against Dino Morea? Actor and former model Dino Morea’s name emerged when the police was investigating call records and financial transactions liked to Kadam. Officials said evidences unearthed so far are being probed further. The Mithi River desilting scam involves alleged financial irregularities in the rental of silt pusher machines as well as dredging equipment by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India’s richest civic body. So far, 13 individuals have been booked in the case. According to officials, the main accused Kadam …

Complete Desilting By June 7 Or Face Action, Eknath Shinde Warns BMC As Mumbai Gears Up For Monsoon

Complete Desilting By June 7 Or Face Action, Eknath Shinde Warns BMC As Mumbai Gears Up For Monsoon

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Last Updated:May 24, 2025, 10:19 IST So far, 85 per cent work on major drains and 65 per cent on minor drains has been completed, the deputy CM said, adding that the remaining work would be done in the next 15 days Reiterating the urgency of monsoon preparedness, Shinde made it clear that non-performance would not be tolerated. (PTI) Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to complete all nullah [drain] cleaning works across Mumbai city and suburbs by June 7, warning that action will be taken against officials who fail to meet the deadline or show negligence. During an inspection drive on Thursday, Shinde reviewed the progress of pre-monsoon desilting at multiple locations, including Ushanagar and Usha Complex in Bhandup, Nehru Nagar nullah in Wadala, and Dharavi T-junction in Dadar. Speaking with media after the inspection, Shinde acknowledged that although the monsoon seems to have arrived early this year, the work must still be completed within the given timeframe. He was accompanied by principal secretary Navin Sona, additional …

Mumbai police’s EOW arrests 2 middlemen in multi-crore Mithi River desilting scam | Mumbai News

Mumbai police’s EOW arrests 2 middlemen in multi-crore Mithi River desilting scam | Mumbai News

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The Mumbai police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Wednesday arrested two people allegedly involved in the multi-crore Mithi River desilting scam. On Tuesday, the agency booked 13 people, including three Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials. Sangramsinh Nishandar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, EOW, identified the arrested accused as Ketan Kadam and Jay Joshi, and said both will be produced before a court. Joshi is the owner of Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd, and Ketan Kadam is of Voder India LLP. After months of inquiries, EOW SIT officials came across various financial irregularities pertaining to Mithi river desilting works contracts between 2021-22 and 2022-23. These irregularities were related to the transportation of sludge and its dumping on the ground. Story continues below this ad EOW found that the contractors submitted nine fake MoUs. After the FIR, the probe agency also searched seven places, including houses of BMC officials, contractors and the middlemen. The EOW booked the accused under sections 406, 409, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). BMC assistant engineer Prashant Ramugade, deputy …

De-silting existing dams, building new ones: How India plans to cut Indus water flow to Pakistan

De-silting existing dams, building new ones: How India plans to cut Indus water flow to Pakistan

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India formally announced the suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty on Wednesday, citing it as a response to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in which 25 tourists and a local resident were killed. New Delhi: Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil has underlined the critical importance of suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, declaring that India will ensure not even “a drop of water” from the Indus River reaches Pakistan. This statement followed a high-level meeting at Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence on Friday, attended by senior government officials. After the meeting, Mr Patil posted on X (formerly Twitter), calling the decision historic and fully justified. “The historic decision taken by the Modi government on the Indus Water Treaty is completely justified and in the national interest. We will ensure that not even a drop of water from the Indus River goes to Pakistan,” he wrote in Hindi. India formally announced the suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty on Wednesday, citing it as a response to the recent terror attack …

Minister inaugurates desilting project in Mayiladuthurai

Minister inaugurates desilting project in Mayiladuthurai

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Minister Siva V. Meyyanathan inaugur ates a desilting project at Sembiyavelankudi village in Sirkazhi taluk on Monday | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A ₹24.80-lakh desilting project at Sembiyavelankudi village in Sirkazhi taluk under the Water Resources Department’s Special Desilting Scheme was inaugurated on Monday by Minister for Welfare of Backward Classes Siva V. Meyyanathan. The project involves clearing 22 km of the Porai canal ahead of the southwest monsoon to improve irrigation and flood management. The event was attended by District Collector H.S. Srikanth, Poompuhar MLA Nivedha M. Murugan, Sirkazhi MLA M. Panneerselvam, and Mayiladuthurai MLA S. Rajakumar. The Porai canal originates from the Puthumanniyar at Kumarakudi and irrigates 4,008 acres across six villages. It serves as a key drainage channel for five others before discharging into the Vellapallam Uppanaru. The canal is choked with silt and dense weed growth, hampering water flow, and posing risks to both irrigation and drainage. The desilting work aims to restore the canal’s full capacity and prevent flooding of agricultural lands. Mr. Meyyanathan said 194 desilting projects covering 2,764.39 …

Complete desilting of 24 drains by May 31: NGT tells Delhi govt. department

Complete desilting of 24 drains by May 31: NGT tells Delhi govt. department

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A train passing through Barapullah drain, in Delhi on August 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FCD) of the Delhi government to submit an undertaking that the desilting works of 24 drains in the National Capital will be completed by May 31 to prevent flooding during the monsoon. The green body was hearing the issue of desilting of the 24 drains, which fall in the Yamuna. Also read | Delhi Minister, L-G office spar over delayed drainage plan In an order dated February 21, the bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava noted that the I&FCD had submitted a report dated February 20 about the status of desilting the drains along with details regarding the timeline for completion of the work. According to the report, the timeline for completing the desilting work across all drains is May 31. Most of the work has been completed by February 14 in Moat Drain of Vijay Ghat (84.92%), followed by Civil-Military Drain (78.51%), …

Complete desilting of 24 drains by May 31: NGT tells Delhi govt department | Latest News Delhi

Complete desilting of 24 drains by May 31: NGT tells Delhi govt department | Latest News Delhi

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New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed the Irrigation and Flood Control Department of the Delhi government to submit an undertaking that the desilting works of 24 drains in the national capital will be completed by May 31 to prevent flooding during the monsoon. Complete desilting of 24 drains by May 31: NGT tells Delhi govt department The green body was hearing the issue of desilting of the 24 drains, which fall in the Yamuna. In an order dated February 21, the bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava noted that the I&FCD had submitted a report dated February 20 about the status of desilting the drains along with details regarding the timeline for completion of the work. According to the report, the timeline for completing the desilting work across all drains is May 31. Most of the work has been completed by February 14 in Moat Drain of Vijay Ghat , followed by Civil-Military Drain , Maharani Bagh Drain , Abul Fazal Drain , Kushak Drain , Tuglakabad Drain and Sunehri Pul Drain …