With civic elections around the corner, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to take up road work in the coming months and has issued tenders worth Rs 1,200 crore for repair and reconstruction of 31 roads. Amid the fund crunch brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, there had been a delay in road works.

Bids received from contractors are under scrutiny and will soon be forwarded to the standing committee. Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has done away with a controversial condition of 60:40 contract basis payments in the current tenders. The condition used to lead to high contract prices.