BMC proposes ₹10.25 crore vehicle contracts for Mumbai footpath drive

Mumbai’s footpath-clearance drive could receive a ₹10.25-crore logistics budget, with the BMC planning vehicle contracts to transport material removed during enforcement action.

The civic body plans to hire 27 vehicles for the city area and 49 for the western suburbs for one year. It has awarded the city contract, estimated at ₹3.12 crore, to Infra Transproject. The western-suburbs contract, worth ₹5.65 crore, is to be handled by S.D. Shirole Transport, while the BMC has made a ₹1.48-crore proposal to Mak Envirotech and Solutions for similar work in the eastern suburbs.

The earlier vehicle contracts for the city and western suburbs expired in July.

Under Pedestrian First, launched last month, the BMC is targeting footpaths near railway and Metro stations, schools, hospitals, government offices, religious sites and other busy public places. The drive covers unauthorised structures, hawker obstructions, stored goods, signboards and banners that block walking space.

The BMC says work has begun at 134 of 200 identified footpaths, with action carried out at 1,459 locations across all 26 wards.