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Mumbaikars turn to comic acts and vlogs to call BMC's attention to the sorry state of roads
Hindustan Times Thane|January 12, 2025
Watch your step -- that's what Mumbaikars have to bear in mind each time they step out of their homes, as city roads exist in various stages of disrepair either for the BMC's grand concretisation plans or for utilities.
- Sabah Virani and Shashank Rao

MUMBAI:

There will be no respite anytime soon either. Hence, one waits with bated breath for BMC to fulfil its promise of completing phase 1 of concretisation (397 km of roads; later reduced to 324 km) by January 2026. Only 45 km, which is 14%, of the work, was completed by December 2024, and just about eight months remain to the deadline (excluding four months of monsoons). 86% of work is pending.

Phase 2 of concretising works -- 379 km -- only began in November 2024, thanks to delays in permissions. It was supposed to start in October 2024. This adds up to close to 660 kms of roads dug up to be replaced with concrete.

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