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“We have reduced the provision of Rs128 crore cement roads to Rs50 crore, and decided to divert funds to pay off OCW dues,” said standing committee chairman Virendra Kukreja.This is NMC’s second largesse to OCW in last few days. Recently, the water works department submitted a ‘one-time settlement scheme’ for OCW. It will not be additional burden on NMC, instead it will save Rs 500 crore over 20 years. Already cement road works are going on at snail’s pace due to pending contractors’ bills, he said, adding citizens are facing hardships due to incomplete works.Besides this, the civic administration also submitted 69 proposals pertaining to development works. As the civic body does not have funds, the standing committee has decided to delete the reservation.Outgoing standing committee chairman has also extended largesse to big builders, as Kukreja asked town planning department to follow guidelines of Bombay Municipal Corporation Act to levy charges for sanctioning map..