BMC denies irregularities in coastal road project as BJP seeks answers on CAG report

Hours after the Opposition BJP demanded answers from the Maharashtra Government and the civic administration over the findings in the latest Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday dismissed as “baseless and incorrect” all allegations that were irregularities in the prestigious `12,700 crore prestigious Mumbai Coastal Road Project.

“All allegations about fraud and irregularities in the Coastal Road Project are baseless. No fraud or irregularities have been committed in the Coastal Road Project undertaken by the BMC. The allegations circulating in this regard are baseless and incorrect,” the BMC stated in a statement issued here on Tuesday evening.