# Why Mumbai’s ‘sponge city’ plan will amount to pouring Rs 13,000 crore down the drain

- Published: 2026-09-24T04:00:45.746Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T04:00:45.746Z
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- Topics: Conflict, war and peace, Economy, business and finance
- Involves: BMC, Bhayandar, Coastal Road North project, Devendra Fadnavis, Mumbai, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, integrated flood mitigation plan

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