Summary:
In the last budget, the coastal road got Rs 1,500 crore and the GMLR got a token Rs 100 crore.With work on the coastal road project having started, the allocation may be higher this year. The MSDP project could also get more as the BMC is keen on speeding it up.The departments which will continue to remain priority are roads, storm water drain and health. Therefore, the BMC should focus on providing basic amenities like better solid waste management, primary education, better water distribution,” he said. “There is a question mark on the competence of the civic body to deliver big projects, be it GMLR or cycle tracks. In 2018-19, roads and storm water drainage both increased their expenditure on projects (see box).Rais Shaikh, the Samajwadi Party leader in the BMC, said the civic body should focus on smaller projects too rather than putting all its attention on the major infrastructure works..