India, April 12 -- The BMC has decided to fence the city's drains in order to prevent garbage from entering the stormwater drains. Mumbai's flooding issues have been aggravated by citizens, largely residing in slums, disposing of garbage in the drain network owing to a lack of adequate garbage disposal facilities.

"The fencing could be wire mesh about eight feet high with a bend of one foot to prevent citizens from throwing garbage into the drains," explained additional municipal commissioner (projects) Abhijit Bangar.

Mumbai has a network of 274 kilometres of major nallas and 673 km of minor nallas, most of which are lined by slums along their retaining walls. Bangar said that since it was just wire meshing, the task could be completed...