Along with maintenance and upkeep for the Fitzgerald Fountain, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated work for a contract to maintain 22 heritage monuments in the Fort, Colaba and Churchgate areas, officials said.

This includes maintenance of three other fountains – Flora Fountain at Hutatma Chowk, Mulji Jetha Fountain at Ballard Estate, and Wellington Fountain at Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Chowk near Colaba Causeway.

On July 3, mid-day had reported on Fitzgerald Fountain's deteriorating surface due to the monsoon, in the absence of regular upkeep, as a three-year contract for its maintenance expired in March this year. Subsequently, this week, the BMC took up the cleaning of the Fitzgerald Fountain by assigning the work on a temporary basis to the previous contractor, officials had told mid-day.