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BMC Cracks Down On Poor Road Work, Penalises Contractors, Concrete Suppliers

BMC Cracks Down On Poor Road Work, Penalises Contractors, Concrete Suppliers

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Last Updated:April 17, 2025, 11:16 IST The civic body is currently working on a large project to convert all major roads in the city into concrete roads, aiming to make them pothole-free by May 31, 2025. The BMC Commissioner and Administrator, Bhushan Gagrani, has made it clear that there will be zero tolerance for carelessness in road construction. (Image: PTI File) In a strong move to ensure better roads in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken strict action against contractors and ready-mix concrete (RMC) suppliers involved in poor quality road work. The BMC Commissioner and Administrator, Bhushan Gagrani, has made it clear that there will be zero tolerance for carelessness in road construction. The civic body is currently working on a large project to convert all major roads in the city into concrete roads, aiming to make them pothole-free by May 31, 2025. To ensure high-quality work, the BMC has set clear deadlines for every road project and is closely monitoring the progress. Recently, a road contractor working on Dinkarrao Desai Road in …

Bombay High Court disposes contempt plea alleging non-compliance of orders on potholes, roads by civic bodies; revives PIL | Mumbai News

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The Bombay High Court on Tuesday disposed of the contempt petition filed by a lawyer alleging non-compliance with the 2018 orders of HC by civic authorities to repair potholes along all arterial roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). A division of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar passed a judgement in a contempt petition by lawyer Ruju Thakker and found that authorities had made efforts for compliance with the 2018 directions, and therefore, were not in contempt of the said orders. However, considering the “public welfare and importance”, the court revived the suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in which the court passed directions in 2018 and sought detailed replies from the civic authorities. The court said it was difficult for it to keep issuing directions in the contempt plea, hence it was reviving the PIL. “This court is of the considered opinion that respondents have made bonafide efforts for compliance with directions, therefore, they cannot be held to have committed contempt of orders dated February 24 and April 12, 2018. …