Despite the pandemic bringing the city to a halt and the subsequent financial crunch, the BMC has spent 39 per cent of the estimated capital expenditure in the 2020-2021 budget, which officials said was close to the amount spent in the last financial year.

The civic body spent Rs 5,744 crore on various capital expenses till December end, nearly the same amount of Rs 5,865 crore it spent last fiscal year during the same period. The estimated capital expenditure in the 2020-2021 budget was Rs 14,637 crore.