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BMC to outsource survey of bridges in city, says it lacks expertise to do so

January 14, 2014 11:50 pm

Civic body ‘sat on’ earlier proposal to study 58 dangerous bridges.

Advisory body to civic roads department headless

August 05, 2013 12:18 am

Over four months after N V Merani,chairman of Standing Technical Advisory Committee (STAC),retired,BMC is yet to appoint a head for the body

Switch to cold mix for pothole repairs: Panel to civic body

August 19, 2011 1:14 am

In a bid to provide a solution for potholes in the city,the state-appointed Standing Technical Advisory Committee on Thursday suggested that the municipal corporation should use cold mix instead of the hot mix solution to repair roads.

Digging responsible for bad roads,says advisory committee

August 18, 2011 1:05 am

While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has received flak for the bad condition of asphalt roads.

Patchwork technology

August 10, 2011 1:07 am

The material used is bitumen along with sand or pebbles. However,its manufacturing process is different from asphalt as certain chemicals are added because of which the material can be used in a pothole containing water,unlike hot mixes like asphalt.

Only reputed firms will get contracts for roads wider than 30 feet,says BMC

May 12, 2011 3:32 am

In a bold move to improve the condition of roads across the city,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has for the first time decided to loosen the control that local contractors have over ward-level road contracts

After spending Rs 72 crore on pothole-filling machines,BMC to shell out more to use them

April 24, 2011 6:00 am

After incurring an expense of Rs 72 crore in the purchase and maintenance of jet-patching machines used to fill potholes,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to invest some more in the imported machines to make them useful.

Beyond Sharm El-Sheikh: US President Donald Trump with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, for the Sharm El-Sheikh summit.

Beyond Sharm El-Sheikh: Israel-Palestine peace plan enters choppy waters now

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