Despite taking close to a year to install just four underground bins, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has gone ahead and decided to buy 40 more at a cost of Rs 4.15 crore. The delay in installing the first four as part of the pilot project was attributed to the lack of underground space, which is full of utility wires. Now, ward officers have been asked to find two spaces each for the new bins.

The Solid Waste Management Department had received a dull response from the ward offices regarding the new bins given the time it takes to find a suitable space for installation. The idea of having underground bins was first initiated in 2017 and the first four bins were received in June 2018. The BMC, however, failed to install them on the pre-decided spots for months after they had arrived.