Taking note of their appeals, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reduced the quantum of punishments of five engineers who were indicted in the 2015 road scam.
Two inquiries conducted over a period of two years held 169 road engineers guilty in the ₹1,700-crore road scam, most for lack of supervision or failing to do their duty efficiently. Hindustan Times had reported in December 2018 that 56 engineers had appealed to a two-member panel of top civic officials for reconsideration of their punishments. The panel submitted its final report to the municipal commissioner in the last week of March. Barring the five, the civic panel, during its hearings, upheld the action against the remaining civic engineers.
