BMC budget today, more push likely for infra works
As the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) gets ready to present its 2022-23 budget on Thursday, around 45 per cent of the funds allocated for development works in the 2021-22 budget have been spent by December 30, 2021, data from the civic body shows.
The development works included construction, repair and maintenance works undertaken by the roads, bridges, stormwater drain, sewerage operation, health and solid waste management departments of BMC.
The major expenditure has been logged by the big-ticket coastal road project. The maximum sum – Rs 1998.04 crore or 99 per cent – has been utilised from the allocation of Rs 2,000.07 crore for the project.
