India, Feb. 22 -- The fate of an additional culvert at the Borivali pedestrian subway-intended to mitigate monsoon waterlogging-has seen a breakthrough after prolonged uncertainty due to a financial dispute between the Western Railway (WR) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Despite 90% of the work being completed, doubts remained over whether the culvert would be operational before the monsoon. However, at a pre-monsoon meeting on Tuesday, WR agreed to allow water flow through the culvert, while BMC committed to processing the pending payment, offering hope for its timely activation.

The WR, which began installing three 1,200 mm diameter pipes stretching 90 meters across the Borivali subway in March 2024, has received only...