Boost for roads as BMC panel clears projects worth Rs 1,800 crore

Shiv Sena-Led Standing Committee has cleared proposals of development projects worth more than Rs 1,800 crore on Monday. Of these, major chunks of proposals were for the improvement of roads in the city.

In the meeting, BJP demanded to keep the proposals of road improvements in the city on hold until the civic administration assured about the quality and give more details on road repair proposals, the committee after discussion for an hour, cleared it.

BJP leader Prabhakar Shinde opposed the proposals seeking more details and raised doubt over the quality of works as the selected contractors again quoted below the estimated cost prepared by the BMC.