The civic corporation has spent Rs 1,304 in the last 9 months to tackle the Covid outbreak in the city, show documents that would be put up before the standing committee on Wednesday. The BMC administration has also sought an additional Rs 300 crore till March. The hefty spending has been done without any provision in the budget.

In the financial year 2020-21, the BMC spent Rs 1,809 on Covid management. While it was not possible to make any budgetary provision as the pandemic struck in March 2020, in the next financial year, the administration diverted funds from other departments and dipped into contingency funds for all Covid-related work, including setting up of jumbo centres and oxygen plants.