{
  "id": 13166206,
  "title": "Mumbai: BMC’s ₹8.25-Crore Road-Washing Proposal Rejected Amid Water Crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mumbai-bmcs-8-25-crore-road-washing-proposal-rejected-amid-water",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:46:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-bmcs-825-crore-road-washing-proposal-rejected-amid-water-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) faced a setback on Friday as its proposal to wash 377 roads covering 677 kilometers daily, costing ₹8.25 crore, was rejected by the Standing Committee amid a severe water crisis. The corporators from various parties criticized the BMC for using non-potable water to clean roads during Maharashtra's worsening drought. The committee directed the civic authorities to find alternative methods to control dust pollution without resorting to road washing. The BMC had proposed to use high-pressure water tankers for the road cleaning project, which would exclude the monsoon season, but the proposal was unanimously rejected. The Standing Committee chairperson, Prabhakar Shinde, emphasized the insensitivity of the proposal and urged developers to be held accountable for controlling dust at construction sites.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 9, 2026: The BMC’s proposal to wash Mumbai’s roads to curb dust pollution was rejected by the Standing Committee on Friday, with corporators across party lines flagging the insensitivity of using even non-potable water for road cleaning amid Maharashtra’s worsening water crisis and drought. The committee directed civic authorities to explore solutions that can suppress road dust…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}