Overview
- Minister of State Madhuri Misal directed the BMC to shift buffalo sheds along the Dahisar, Poisar and Oshiwara rivers, with relocation already initiated and land and funding identified.
- Two sewage treatment plants for the Dahisar River have been completed and are slated to start operations by March 31, 2026, while additional plants for Poisar, Oshiwara and Walbhat are under construction.
- Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to submit a detailed update to the House within a week on steps to curb river pollution.
- Penal action has begun against cattle sheds operating on riverbanks, though officials report enforcement delays due to numerous unregistered establishments.
- MLAs from across parties condemned slow cleanup and persistent encroachments, and some alleged fresh contamination from black oil in the Mithi and untreated industrial and chemical discharges.