Where there’s a will, there’s a way — but while the BMC has enough wherewithal to find a way to make things better in the city, its obvious lack of will is coming in the way.

India’s biggest municipal corporation with a Rs 27,000 crore budget — which is more than most state budgets in the country — lacks the gumption to do work that it can afford to. It has money stacked in its chest but doesn’t utilise it for the betterment of the city. More than 60 departments in the BMC, including those for roads, bridges, gardens and solid waste management, have failed to spend even 10 to 15 per cent of the total budget provided to them.