'BMC completes structural audit of 304 bridges'

Mumbai | Tuesday | 17th July, 2018

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"The BMC's tender process for repairing and reconstructing the bridges is on at present," he said. NAGPUR: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC ) had completed the structural audit of 304 bridges in its jurisdiction, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state assembly on Tuesday.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said this in a written reply in response to queries raised by Congress MLAs Varsha Gaikwad and Amin Patel, who alleged that the audit work was progressing at a slow pace.According to Fadnavis, 114 of these 304 bridges were in good condition, 111 required minor repairs, while 61 needed major repairs.As per the audit report, the remaining bridges needed to be reconstructed, Fadnavis added.The chief minister's reply did not specify how many, out of the 304, were foot overbridges or road overbridges..