Netas from opposition parties fear the city will face big trouble in the monsoon as road repairs and bridge constructions are stuck due to a shortage of gravel. Former minister Aaditya Thackeray, however, has claimed this is an artificial shortage, as the government has asked for gravel to be bought from a particular company.

On Wednesday Thackeray said, “It is necessary to bring all the road repair work to a safe stage by May 31. However, as the repairs have stopped, deadlines can’t be met. There will be a delay in bridge work like on the Delisle Road bridge and the Gokhale Road bridge of Andheri. The state government has ordered that gravel be bought from a certain company.”