India, May 31 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will breach its desilting deadline (May 31) this monsoon, as only 66% of the work has been done in minor nullahs across the city, and only 54% in Mithi river.

The work in Mithi was stalled as all three contractors tasked to work on different stretches of the river have halted work - two of them are currently embroiled in the Rs.65 crore Mithi desilting scam, being investigated by SIT; and the third after being blacklisted for mixing debris in silt in the M-West ward. BMC is in a bind as no other contractors are willing to take up the task.

About work on minor nullahs, an official from BMC said, "We had mandated that contractors upload videos at different phases of their work ...