Summary:
Of those that require repair, the civic body had awarded contracts ro repair 60 per cent of bridges. However, repair work came to a screeching halt after Himalaya foot overbridge collapse following which the civic body ordered re-inspection of all bridges. Thus, the BMC had ordered that repair work on 223 bridges, found to be in precarious health, should continue alongside the re-inspection of all bridges. It will take the authorities 15 months to complete repair work — both major and minor. Meanwhile, an officer from the BMC said, "BMC has demolished 4 bridges and it will demolish remaining 7 bridges in the coming days..