Updated On: 19 May, 2025 06:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Around 65 per cent of the ongoing road construction work in Mumbai is complete. However, officials have told me the remaining work cannot be completed by May 31. I have directed officials to ensure all road curing is done by May 20. No new work should commence in the days ahead of the monsoon, Ashish Shelar said

The BMC has assured that roads will be free of obstacles and barricades as the monsoon approaches, Ashish Shelar (above) said. File Pic
Significant progress has been made in road works in Mumbai but not all of it will be completed before May 31, the deadline set by authorities ahead of monsoon, Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar said on Monday, reported the PTI.
Ashish Shelar, the BJP MLA from Bandra west in Mumbai, was speaking to reporters after visiting various areas in the metropolis to check road works ahead of monsoon.