Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Mogra Pumping Station Work Begins After Two-Decade Wait
Mumbai often gets flooded during heavy rains.
The city plans to build a new pumping station near Mogra nullah.
Work is scheduled to start on October 15, after the project received environmental clearances.
The station will help move rainwater toward the sea, including when high tides make drainage harder.
It is expected to help areas such as Versova, Andheri and Jogeshwari.
The project was delayed by land issues and a road project, and its location had to be changed.
It is part of a much larger plan to improve Mumbai’s flood protection.
The civic body hopes the station will be working before 2029.
Construction of Mumbai’s Mogra pumping station is scheduled to begin on October 15 after environmental clearances were secured.
The ₹393-crore project will be built near Mogra nullah, close to Oshiwara and Lokhandwala.
The station is intended to reduce recurring flooding in Versova, Andheri and Jogeshwari.
Land acquisition issues and a conflict with the Versova–Dahisar Coastal Road project delayed the work and prompted a site shift.
The civic body aims to commission the station before 2029 as part of Mumbai’s ₹13,000-crore flood-control plan.
- Who
- Mumbai’s civic body is undertaking the project; residents have called for prompt completion.
- What
- Construction of the Mogra pumping station, with tidal gates, retaining walls and related infrastructure, is scheduled to begin.
- When
- Work is scheduled to begin on October 15; the civic body aims to commission the station before 2029.
- Where
- Along Mogra nullah near Oshiwara and Lokhandwala in Mumbai.
- Why
- To help ease recurring flooding in Versova, Andheri and Jogeshwari.
- Project cost
- ₹393 crore
- Scheduled start
- October 15
- Original sanction
- 2021
- Original deadline
- 24 months
- Current target
- Commissioning before 2029
- Wider flood-control plan
- Mumbai’s ₹13,000-crore Integrated Flood Control Action Plan
- Key delay factors
- Land acquisition hurdles and a site conflict with Phase 2 of the Versova–Dahisar Coastal Road