BMC Commissioner sets 31 May deadline for completion of road concretisation
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has set 31 May as deadline to complete the road concretisation.
This was announced by the civic body commissioner amidst the meeting on Tuesday to ensure that works on the targeted roads are completed by the given deadline of May 31.
pleted by May 31. The objective is to make sure the roads in Mumbai are motorable before the monsoon sets in June.
BMC has till not completed concretisation of 1,333 km roads in Mumbai and rest of the roads are undertaken in two phases, for which work orders have been given.
In phase I, 324 km of roads (which consists of 698 roads) will be concentised and in phase II, 377 km of roads (which consists of total 1420 roads) will be concentised.
Of the total work, the BMC has targeted to complete 75 percent of phase 1 and 50 percent of phase 2 by May 31.
Accordingly, the BMC Chief Gagrani directed the officials amidst the review.
meeting on Tuesday to ensure that works on the targeted roads are completed by the given deadline of May 31.
In the midst of the recent budget speech, Gagrani had also mentioned that the BMC will not comnence work on any more roads in Mumbai untill the existing works are completed as there are several complaints raised by citizens on excessive road works in Mumbai.
However, if any important works are required to be carried, it can be undertaken, however the staff and contractors have to ensure that all roads are motorable by May 31, Gagrani had said.
Gagrani had also highlighted in the meeting that all other departments besides roads, like storm water drains, Hydraulic Engineer and others whose works are ongoing, have to also ensure that works are completed within the given deadline.
Additionally, the private agencies like power and gas companies who have digged the city roads for laying lines, have to ensure all works are completed as once the roads are concentised, no permissions for digging the roads will be given by the BMC.
News Edit KV Raman
