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Mumbai: BMC allocates Rs 275 crore for pothole repairs amidst rising costs
Updated On: 13 June, 2024 05:06 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Despite heavy investments in concreting, filling of craters account for significant expenditure
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BMC showcasing a demo of M60 concrete for potholes. Pic/Ashish Raje
After awarding contracts to concrete over 1,000 km of roads in the past two years, the BMC has allocated around Rs 275 crore to fill potholes this year. Last year, the corporation filled over 70,000 potholes at a cost of Rs 400 crore. Annually, in addition to spending Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 crore on concreting roads, the BMC spends R150 to R200 crore on pothole repairs. In recent years, the cost of filling potholes has also increased.
Mumbai’s road network spans 2,050 km, with 990 km already concreted by 2022. The BMC had undertaken the concreting of 210 km of the city back in January 2022 and sanctioned a proposal for another 397 km in February 2023, costing Rs 6,080 crore excluding the GST of 18 per cent.
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