UMC gears up to build cement-concrete roads in Thane, Mumbai

02 Nov 2022 CW Team

The Mumbai Metropolitan Road Development Authority (MMRDA) has issued tenders for work on six main routes with a fund of Rs 1.50 billion in the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) jurisdiction, informed UMC deputy commissioner Ashok Naikwade.

The UMC administration is preparing to make all the roads in Ulhasnagar cement-concrete. At present, more than 60 per cent of the roads in the city are cement-concrete.

The deputy commissioner said that the UMC, under the Suvarna Jayanti Urban Development Scheme, has received a fund of Rs 2.43 billion. The civic body is trying to complete the city development work on time and most of the development work will be completed before the new year.

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