The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with a unique explanation on the minuscule expenditure on the all-important Development Plan. According to the civic body, the two elections in 2019 restricted spending on amenities. In the same letter, the BMC also stated its high spending on roads and bridges, which were surprisingly not hit by the elections.

The civic body also claimed that they will be utilising R126 crore on the DP till February 2020, which is 10 per cent of the allocation. Despite the allocation of R1,298 crore for the Development Plan, the BMC spent only R5 crore till December.