Mumbai: The BMC in its budget has stated its focus is on creating infrastructure to increase water supply in Mumbai by around 800 million litres a day (MLD) in next 4 to 5 years.To upgrade the water supply and sewerage system and meet growing needs, the BMC proposed a capital expenditure budget of Rs 16092 crore. This includes water supply (Rs 7,805 crore), sewerage treatment (Rs 5,690 crore) and sewerage project/ operation (Rs 2,569.3 crore). The objective is to improve water supply, bridge the demand-supply gap and to extend a sustainable sewerage management system. Further, to augment water supply and develop a reliable and climate-resilient source, the BMC has proposed a 200 MLD desalination project at Manori, with a provision for expansion up to 400 MLD capacity. The work has been recently awarded and preliminary activities are being taken up. The period for this work is 48 months. Mumbai’s water supply will increase by 200 MLD after completion of Phase I.A provision of Rs 500 crore has been proposed in the 2026-27 budget for this work.
