BMC Approves Pre-Monsoon Work Of ₹545 Crore For Mumbai
Out of the total amount, ₹162 crores are for desilting of stormwater drains and ₹383 crores is for reinstating trenches along roads
Mumbai: In a move to prepare Mumbai for the monsoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) approved proposals worth ₹545 crores.
Out of the total amount, ₹162 crores are for desilting of stormwater drains and ₹383 crores is for reinstating trenches along roads.
In a statement on Thursday, the civic body said that a total of 30 proposals worth ₹545 crores have been given administrative approval. Of these, 23 proposals worth Rs 162 crore are for the siltation of storm drains, and the remaining cost of Rs 383 crore is for the restoration of pits dug for various utilities.
This comes as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday criticized the civic body for sitting on proposals for pre-monsoon work. The BJP said the contractors would have only 1.5 months to complete the pre-monsoon work, which is to be completed before June every year.
Every year, the works are approved by the Standing Committee, the statutory body with authority on financial matters of the BMC.
This is the first time in 38 years, since 1984, that an administrator has been appointed to oversee the daily operations of the corporation due to the municipal difference between the election of a new municipal corporation and the corporation’s 2017 general election.
In its statement on Thursday, BMC said work orders for the pre-monsoon work will be issued to the contractors immediately so that pre-monsoon work can start right away.
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