{
  "id": 8728013,
  "title": "BMC Floats Tender For ₹13,000-Crore Mumbai Flood Mitigation Plan To Tackle Chronic Monsoon Waterlogging",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/bmc-floats-tender-for-13-000-crore-mumbai-flood-mitigation-plan-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T16:28:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bmc-floats-tender-for-13000-crore-mumbai-flood-mitigation-plan-to-tackle-chronic-monsoon-waterlogging"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a tender to appoint a consultant for a ₹13,000-crore integrated flood-mitigation master plan aimed at addressing Mumbai's chronic monsoon waterlogging issues. The consultant will have nine months to prepare a design and Detailed Project Report (DPR), which will cover drainage, pumping, and flood-management infrastructure in three packages. The plan seeks to upgrade drainage infrastructure to withstand heavy rainfall and expand pumping capacity in flood-prone areas. Nature-based solutions, such as permeable pavements and detention tanks, are also part of the strategy. The DPR, which includes detailed mapping of flood-prone areas and modeling of waterlogging, will guide the scientific planning of flood management systems. The project, which has been in development for over a year, will be funded by the National Disaster Response Fund, the Maharashtra government, and the BMC.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}