Three weeks ago, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had announced that all wards would repair bad patches and potholes on roads that are less than 9-metre in width within their jurisdiction. However, ward officers claim the civic authorities have been tight-lipped about the issue since and haven’t sent any written instructions despite the monsoon being just around the corner. Corporators allege that this is to maintain secrecy on new road contracts being awarded as contractors refused to undertake repair work. Prajakta Kasale writes
08 June,2023 10:06 AM IST | Editor
Coronavirus Outbreak
On Day 17 of the lockdown, the Maharashtra government on Friday sent senior IPS officer Amitabh Gupta on compulsory leave and initiated a probe against him for allegedly helping scam accused Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan and 21 others to travel to a hill station amid lockdown. Also 22 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the state on Friday. (Picture/ Sayyed Sameer Abedi, Ashish Rane, Bipin Kokate, Satej Shinde, Sameer Markande- mid-day photographers)
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