Mumbai Water Crisis: Dam Delays, Desalination Debates

Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar criticizes Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray for the city's water issues, alleging the scrapping of dam projects in favor of costly desalination plants. As former environment minister, Thackeray is accused of halting major water infrastructure developments, leading to continued low water pressure in parts of Mumbai.

Mumbai faces continued water woes as BJP city chief Ashish Shelar points fingers at Aaditya Thackeray, accusing him of delaying crucial dam projects in favor of expensive desalination plants.

Thackeray, the former environment minister, allegedly halted plans for new dams such as Gargai, contributing to ongoing low water supply.

Shelar underscores the significant influence of the Thackeray-led Shiv Sena in the BMC, ruling for 25 consecutive years, and calls attention to the unfulfilled recommendations from the 1990s of new dam constructions for Mumbai.

(With inputs from agencies.)