BMC launches sewage treatment project in South Mumbai Slum Clusters

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is initiating a pilot project to recycle and reuse wastewater in four slum clusters in South Mumbai. As part of this project, four decentralized sewage treatment plants (STPs) are being established to treat 4.85 lakh litres of wastewater currently being discharged into the sea.

The BMC aims to promote environmental sustainability and maximize resource utilization by treating the slum wastewater and utilizing the treated water in toilets and parks. The capacity of the STPs varies, with the smallest being a 35 kLD (kilo litres per day) plant at Darya Sagar slum near Mahalaxmi. The largest, with a capacity of 300 kLD, is located at Markandeshwar slum. Two other plants of capacities 100 kLD and 50 kLD, are being established at Darya Nagar and Shivaji Nagar near Tata Garden, respectively.

The project, named 'Integrated Wetland Technology,' is being implemented by the SMILE Council, which is the BMC's civic-tech incubator. Funding for the project is provided by the BMC through its Innovation Implementation Fund. The solutions for the project have been developed by the start-up Emergy Enviro.