Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Mumbai BMC Approves ₹14.5-Crore Contract for Trash Booms
The city of Mumbai has decided to pay a company to keep special floating barriers working.
These barriers catch trash that would otherwise drift into the Arabian Sea.
The city will pay about 14.5 crore rupees for two years.
The company that will do the work is Virgo Specialties.
The city had to keep the barriers working even after the old contract ended, so it used a small extra budget to avoid any gaps.
The new contract follows a 2022 order from a national court that asked Mumbai to put these barriers in place.
This helps protect the mangrove forests and the sea from plastic and other waste.
The city wants to keep the water clean for fish and people.
BMC approved a ₹14.5‑crore, two‑year contract to maintain trash boom systems on six rivers and nullahs in Mumbai.
The systems intercept floating waste before it reaches the Arabian Sea, protecting mangrove ecosystems.
The contract was awarded to M/s Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd after a competitive bid, costing 1.3 % below the BMC’s estimate.
The previous contract expired on 30 Sep 2025; the BMC used a 4 % contingency provision to keep the system running.
The new contract follows a 2022 National Green Tribunal directive to install the floating barriers.
- Who
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (BMC)
- What
- Approved a contract to maintain trash boom systems
- When
- July 30, 2026
- Where
- Mumbai, six rivers and nullahs near mangrove belts
- Why
- To intercept floating waste before it reaches the Arabian Sea, following a National Green Tribunal directive
- Contract value
- ₹14.5 crore
- Duration
- 2 years
- Contractor
- M/s Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd
- Number of systems
- 6 rivers and nullahs
- Purpose
- Intercept floating waste before Arabian Sea