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"BMC has told every enlisted contractor to start repair work immediately," said a senior BMC official, adding, "Re-inspection of bridges will start simultaneously. IIT-B's (Indian Institute of Technology) structural report marked 176 bridges for minor repairs, 47 for major repairs and reconstruction of 14 bridges, of which three have already been demolished. Willing to take no chances with public safety, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ordered that repair work on 223 bridges, found to be in precarious health, should continue alongside the re-inspection of all 344 bridges. Work orders for bridges requiring major and minor repairs have already been issued. In its report on March 18, DNA had cautioned about the delay in crucial bridge repair that would be caused by the re-audit of all of Mumbai's bridges, ordered after the collapse of Himalaya bridge..