Delay in 4 Mumbai projects increases cost by Rs 3500 crore.

Q: Hi, do you know that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) spends more than the estimated cost on projects mainly due to delays.

Niyati Juthali, Mumbai

3rd March 2015

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@Pradyuman,
But after completion of this flyover, it will bring relief to north-bound traffic on S V Road and the WEH. It will help traffic moving towards JVLR and Goregaon on S V Road, as north-bound traffic gets stuck near the Goregaon telephone exchange junction on S V Road. The flyover will have an approach road at Ram Mandir Road, towards Oshiwara, and also on S V Road, parallel to Siddharth Nagar.

Devika, Mumbai

5th March 2015

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Further it came to know that over 300 structures affecting the flyover work had to be relocated. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority had planned to construct the flyover but later it handed it over to BMC, probably due to the encroachments.

pradyumanapte, Mumbai

4th March 2015

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Right Shaunak,
Similarly, BMC's motivated Brimstowad project cost has gone up from Rs 1200 crore to Rs 4,000 crore. The project hopes to widen and deepen drains for smooth flow of rainwater. The project was launched after the 2005 flood, which led to over 1000 deaths in the city. The Mithi project's cost, too, has increased from Rs 1200 crore to Rs 1600 crore.

Mansoor Bithal, Mumbai

3rd March 2015

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But as per BMC bridge department the cost has increased due to the extended scope of work. 2 flyovers were planned but the plan was later revised to connect the Western Express Highway to S V Road. The delay was also due to encroachments.

Shaunak Verdla, Mumbai

3rd March 2015

While a Rs 150-crore Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (Byculla Zoo) project was to be completed by March 2014 but has been delayed further. The project cost has gone up to Rs 325 crore and the work is only half done. The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) wanted the beauty of old heritage structures to be maintained, along with the open space.

Mansoor Bithal, Mumbai

3rd March 2015

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This is complete waste of taxpayer money and a waste of time. It looks like lack of planning and improper implementation of the project. After all, time is money. i think here was something fishy about the delay and its cost jump.

Shaunak Verdla, Mumbai

3rd March 2015

And the 4 delay projects are the Jogeshwari flyover, Byculla zoo revamp, Brihanmumbai Storm Water Drain and the Mithi river development projects show how delays eat up funds that can be used for other development work. It is estimated that the cost of 4 mega projects, totally coming up to Rs 2600 crore, has jumped by Rs 3500 crore.

Mansoor Bithal, Mumbai

3rd March 2015

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Right mansoor,
A 1.6-km bridge linking S V Road and the Western Express Highway, across Jogeshwari, costs 4 times the estimated amount. The original cost of the project has gone up from Rs 67 crore to Rs 256 crore. It was to be completed in 2011, in 2 yrs, but is incomplete even after 6 years. The new deadline for the project is May 2015 but it may be further delayed due to encroachments and a dispute over rehabilitation.

Shaunak Verdla, Mumbai

3rd March 2015