With local body elections in Maharashtra due early next year, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s ‘Deep Clean Mumbai’ drive has found enthusiastic takers in Malad’s P North ward, where beautification and repair projects worth over Rs 2 crore have been approved. Over the weekend, the P North ward floated at least 15 tenders for cosmetic repair and beautification works under the Deep Clean initiative, said our report.

While one welcomes any kind of repair and aesthetic uplift for this city, it is disappointing that these proposals only come in with an election around the corner.