Mayor Rob Ford is claiming Sugar Beach’s four-year-old umbrellas and rocks were approved during the last two months while he was in rehab.

In an interview with Fairchild TV — a Chinese-language station — on Friday, Ford falsely suggested spending for the Waterfront Toronto project was approved during his two-month stint in rehab for drugs and alcohol.

Sugar Beach was actually completed in August 2010 — a few months before Ford was elected mayor.

“As soon as I go away they go and spend a million dollars on rocks and umbrellas,” Ford told the interviewer in a video posted on Fairchild’s website.

“The gravy train obviously was back right on the rails as soon as I’m away.”

Amin Massoudi, the mayor’s spokesman, didn’t respond to a media request Monday asking for an explanation around Ford’s comment.

A spokesman for Waterfront Toronto declined comment.

Sugar Beach has been in the spotlight since Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong recently revealed Waterfront Toronto spent $12,000 each on the site’s 36 pink umbrellas and more than $500,000 for two large rocks.

On Tuesday night, Ford will be facing off with mayoral rivals John Tory, Olivia Chow, Karen Stintz and David Soknacki in the first debate since he returned from rehab.

In the same interview, Ford revealed the bulk of his re-election campaign platform.

“I will assure people we’re going to build subways, we’re going to reduce the land transfer tax, I’m going to contract out garbage, I’m going to keep taxes lower than any North American city like I have before and we’re going to keep the Gardiner,” Ford said.

“We’re going to run the city and create jobs and it is about jobs, people vote with their pocketbooks.”

The mayor also detailed his workout regime and diet.

“I’m very, very, very controlled in what I eat,” he said.

“The Rob Ford now is obviously in better shape, clearer mind and ready to run this city.”