Summary:
The money was spent on nullah repairing and cleaning, road resurfacing, tree trimming, manhole covers, dewatering pumps, pumping stations etc. This year Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has more than Rs 150 crores on nullah cleaning alone. This year despite the projects being sanctioned, road repairing work has not started due to administrative negligence," he said. "Despite spending hundreds of crores last year, many parts of the city were waterlogged. Despite spending more than Rs 500 crores every year for pre monsoon preparations, the city last year lost 11 people and 71 were reported injured due to waterlogging, building or structural collapse, falling of trees or branches and electrocution..