During a recent meeting of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai, allegations of cost inflation and procedural irregularities in the Mithi River desilting project were brought to light by NCP corporator Dr. Saeeda Khan. She accused officials of manipulating the measurement of excavated material by mixing construction debris with river silt, thereby artificially inflating its weight and leading to inflated payments by the BMC. Dr. Khan described this as a misuse of taxpayer money, stating that construction materials were being dumped and mixed with legitimate silt before being weighed for billing. She specifically pointed to practices occurring in ward 168 on LBS Marg in Kurla, despite claims of CCTV surveillance monitoring the desilting work. In response to these allegations, BMC Standing Committee chairman Prabhakar Shinde announced that an inquiry would be initiated to investigate the claims, with a senior civic official confirming that the allegations would be verified.