Ahead of monsoon, BMC to spend Rs 34 crore for pothole repairs in Mumbai’s Bandra, Santacruz, Andheri, Goregaon, Borivali, Dahisar
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation floated tenders to carry out the works that include repairing bad patches, filling potholes, and carrying out patchwork on the damaged portions of roads, by using asphalt and mastic.
Written by Pratip Acharya
Mumbai | April 30, 2025 03:56 PM IST
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The civic body clarified that the current project is not linked to the Rs 17,000-crore mega-road concretising project under which the BMC is set to concretise 700 km of Mumbai's roads. (Representational Image/File Photo)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to shell out Rs 34.48 crore for carrying out pre- and post-monsoon work on multiple roads in the Bandra, Santacruz, Andheri, Goregaon, Borivali, and Dahisar areas in the western suburbs of Mumbai.
The civic body on Wednesday floated six separate tenders to carry out the works that include repairing bad patches, filling potholes, and carrying out patchwork on the damaged portions of roads, by using asphalt and mastic.
Out of the total work, three are for roads having widths that are less than nine metres, while the remaining three tenders are for roads that have a width which is more than nine metres, said a BMC officer.
“This tender has been floated for appointing agencies that will be responsible for the upkeep of roads during monsoon to ensure there is smooth traffic flow. All these roads are asphalt roads and are yet to be concretised. Hence, there’s a high chance of potholes to surface on them as well as their surfaces getting damaged during the rain. Therefore, dedicated agencies will be appointed to fill potholes on these roads round the clock during the monsoon,” the officer said.
The civic body clarified that the current project is not linked to the Rs 17,000-crore mega-road concretising project under which the BMC is set to concretise 700 km of Mumbai’s roads.
The civic body officer clarified that the contract period for maintaining these roads is only for the five months (June-October) during monsoon.
“Most of these roads are old. They do not fall under the purview of the defect-liability period. Therefore, it is necessary for us to appoint a dedicated agency to maintain these roads during monsoon. Or else, the entire surface will be affected and traffic movement will be severely affected,” the officer said.
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Meanwhile, nearly 450 km of roads are currently being dug up in Mumbai for the ongoing road concretising works.
Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has said that ongoing work on all the dug-up roads will be completed by May 31. The officials also maintained that the emergence of potholes will be unlikely on roads after the concretisation work.
Last year, the BMC floated a tender worth Rs 36 crore for filling potholes in Mumbai. Besides, the civic body had also allotted Rs 2 crore to each of its 24 ward offices for filling potholes in all the minor roads in their jurisdiction.
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