The state government will explore the option of building retaining walls near rivers to protect residents living along the banks from floods.

Chief ministerUddhav Thackeray, while chairing a meeting on flood relief measures, told the Irrigation department to draft a proposal in this regard.

The residents of Vadgaon, Satara Road, Pune-Mumbai highway, and central parts of Pune face flooding after heavy rainfall and have asked for retaining walls to be built.

Those affected by the September 2019 floods have also pushed for better river and nullah cleaning work.
Residents said floodwater enters the parking lots after heavy rainfall, damaging vehicles. Houses on the ground floor in societies face more problems, residents said, wondering why the issue of flood lines was never considered at the time of issuing building permissions.