Road concretisation in Mumbai: Shinde along with BMC chief to review works

Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde along with BMC chief will review the ongoing road concretisation works in Mumbai on Tuesday evening the officials saidThey said that Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will take a visit for review the road concritisation works in Mumbai and civic chief Bhushan Gagrani will also attend the visit along with other officersShinde will visit road in Fort and Marine Lines in south Mumbai He will also visit Parel Chembur and Mankhurd areas the officials saidBombay Hospital Lane Gyan Samrat Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan Dilrang Marg under A Ward of BMC RS Sapre Marg under C Ward Jame Jamshed Road under FNorth Ward Road no 21 under MWest Ward and MT Kadam Marg in Govandi the officials saidMeanwhile earlier this month the Mumbai civic chief Bhushan Gagrani had expressed his dissatisfaction over the pace of road concretisation work in the eastern suburbsIn a review meeting held in the civic body headquarters in south Mumbai on April 4 Gagrani has warned that if contractors do not improve the working method their contract will be revoked and strict action will be taken against themHe also warned engineers against withholding contractors payments without valid reasons If payments are unjustifiably delayed the engineers will be held responsible and action will be taken against them the civic chief further cautionedWhile the road works are in progress it is extremely necessary for contractors to use road dividers and barricading for the safety of citizens and green cloth covering and green net to avoid pollution the officials were told If any shortcomings remain while the work is in progress the contractors should remain vigilant and rectify them immediately Strict action will be taken if the contractor neglects or deliberately does wrong things Gagrani warnedThe Mumbai civic body is facing a lot of criticism from residents over the ongoing road works However this criticism should be taken positively and viewed as an opportunity and a challenge said GagraniIf the ongoing concretisation works are completed before the monsoon the problem of potholes will be reduced road connectivity will increase and the journey of Mumbaikars will become smoother Mumbaikars will have a pleasant experience said Gagrani in the meetingHe also stated that no compromise will be tolerated over quality while expediting the concretisation works and has asked the stakeholders concerned to remain more vigilant in this regardIn the first phase of the concretisation work 698 roads on 324 kilometres is underway while in the second phase 1420 roads spanning across 377 kilometres will be concretised Nine contractors have been appointed for the road works and there is a difference in the progress of their workGagrani directed the contractors to complete the road works by May 31 failing which strict action will be taken against the contractor concernedAdditional Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar was also present during the meetingatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params