Activists and experts have raised concerns after the BMC recently appointed a contractor who bid 37 per cent lower, to maintain the city’s 15-km cycle tracks, a report stated.

Officials said that the contractor has expressed willingness to maintain the cycle tracks that are next to gardens and major water pipelines, at 37 per cent less than his competitors. The BMC has been developing gardens with a cycle track. After a year, the contract to maintain the gardens and cycle tracks ended in June, the BMC decided to appoint a fresh contractor to maintain them.