Facing repeated cost escalations in major infrastructure works, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is introducing stricter pre-tender planning and coordination measures across the city. (Pics/Ashish Raje, Atul Kamble, Satej Shinde)

Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Tuesday launched the 'TB-free Mumbai’ campaign, a joint initiative of Lok Bhavan and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital in Sion. The programme, chaired by Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde, was attended by Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadigaonkar and several dignitaries. PICS/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT