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BMC in race against time to concrete stretches spanning 594 km by 2027

Activists doubt it will meet deadline as civic body managed to concrete only 109 km from Feb 2024 to date. According to civic chief Bhushan Gagrani’s budget statement on Tuesday, approximately 1333 km of 2025 km of roads had been concreted so far. According to civic data, as of February 2024, 1224 km of roads had been concreted in the city

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Road work in progress at Shahid Hemant Karkare Chowk in Dadar on February 5. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Road work in progress at Shahid Hemant Karkare Chowk in Dadar on February 5. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) managed to concrete only 109 km of roads between February 2024 and 2025. Yet, according to tender conditions, stretches totalling approximately 594 km in length must be concreted by 2027, a feat activists believe is impossible.

According to civic chief Bhushan Gagrani’s budget statement on Tuesday, approximately 1333 km of 2025 km of roads had been concreted so far. According to civic data, as of February 2024, 1224 km of roads had been concreted in the city. This means BMC managed to complete only 109 km of road concreting in a year.

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