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Mumbai: You have made city a mess of wires, activists tell BMC
Updated On: 13 December, 2023 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Even as it undertakes a beautification project by painting facades and lighting up flyovers, BMC ignores wires and fibre optic cables dumped all over the city; civic activists demand policy for effective management
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During visits to flyovers in the city, mid-day found swathes of wires and cables cast off next to them, like this one on the Vikhroli (East) flyover along the Eastern Express Highway. Pic/Satej Shinde
Civic activists have slammed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for what appears to be the dumping of wires and fibre optic cables at various locations in the city. Activists have called for a policy to manage the scores of wires dumped near flyovers or left hanging all over the city, thereby defacing it.
BMC prepared a policy for city beautification in 2022 and started painting and illustrating on walls and erecting murals. According to civic documents related to proposals and amendments, the BMC has made a provision of Rs 2,200 crore for the project, of which around Rs 1,000 crore has already been spent.
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