The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has often been accused of being biased towards contractors and not thinking of the losses to the civic body and taxpayers, but it seems to have failed to learn a lesson. This year, there has been an instance of a Rs 71 crore contract for reinstating trenches ballooning to Rs 278.93 crore in a span of 10 months at the behest of contractors.

The digging and filling up of trenches for laying utility cables is a constant feature in the city. Pic for representation