As the end of the financial year approaches, all departments in the BMC appear to be operating at lightning speed. Racing against time, the civic body has hastily invited over 900 tenders totalling over Rs 150 crore for various works across different wards. The average cost of each tender is between Rs 15 lakh and Rs 18 lakh.

The rush highlights the sense of urgency with which babus are operating before the election dates are announced. As per sources within the civic body, 292 of the 940 tenders valued at around Rs 150 crore, which were issued within the span of just ten days, were extended for projects in Malad and Kandivli.