The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s concreting activities are likely to come under the scanner. On Friday, Rahul Narwekar, the Speaker of the state Legislative Assembly, suggested that the state government explore whether an Economic Offences Wing (EOW) inquiry into the concreting of Mumbai’s roads is necessary.

This newspaper has been consistently highlighting how newly constructed cement concrete (CC) roads have been crumbling. In fact, mid-day was the first to report how cracks had developed on a freshly built CC road in Aarey Milk Colony. “EOW inquiries were ordered when previous road scam reports came to light. On similar lines, the government should explore whether such an inquiry is required now before [legislators attend] a meeting ordered on Monday to discuss issues related to CC roads,” Narwekar added.