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BMC wants to take over all bridges in Mumbai, cites need for better upkeep

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Its proposal to maintain all the roads in the city awaiting state government's approval, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is ready with a plan to take over all the bridges and flyovers in Mumbai. The civic body says it will help in better upkeep of the overpasses under one umbrella.

Currently, several agencies such as the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA), Public Works Department (PWD) and Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) are involved in the maintenance of these bridges.

The BMC wrote to the MMRDA about the plan recently, and is in the process of taking over a few bridges under the infrastructure body's jurisdiction.

Additional Municipal Commissioner SVR Srinivas confirmed the move. "We are planning to take over all the bridges under the BMC umbrella. This will ensure their proper maintenance by making a single body accountable for all of them."

Some of these structures include the Eastern Freeway which was constructed by MMRDA, the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road currently under MMRDA, the flyover leading to domestic airport in Santacruz and the Andheri flyover on the Western Express highway and many structures currently managed by PWD and MSRDC.

Dilip Kawathkar, joint project director, MMRDA, said, "We are willing to hand over our roads, bridges and flyovers to the BMC. It is a good initiative."

In August, the BMC had sent its proposal to take over all city roads, mentioning that it would result in better maintenance. The civic body had said that many agencies were reluctant to let go of their control for the fear of losing revenue that they earn through advertisement.

"Since they were reluctant, we had to ask the state government to intervene. But this time, we may not have to go through the state government since these agencies should not be reluctant to handover the bridges," a senior civic official said.

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