In BMC Budget 2025 of Rs 74,427 crore, key focus on infrastructure growth

The highest allocation of Rs 5,545 crore was made for the Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project (MSDP), which is executing the project of constructing seven Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) in Mumbai. These plants will become operational between 2026 and 2028 in a phased manner.

BMC allocated Rs 4,000 crore to the Bridge Department for executing the second phase of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project that will connect Versova with Dahisar. The civic body allocated Rs 3,111 crore for the road concretisation project. According to data furnished in the BMC budget, 26 per cent of the total road concretisation has been completed so far and in the next financial year, the civic authorities have aimed to complete the road concretisation work by 75 per cent.

Apart from this, Rs 1,958 crore has been allocated for the Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR) which is expected to become operational by 2028. The 12 km long GMLR will traverse towards the east from the Western Express Highway (WEH) and extend till Mulund in the eastern suburbs. At present there’s no direct connectivity between these two parts of the city, and travel time during peak hours ranges from 75-90 minutes. After GMLR is ready, the travelling time between these two points is slated to come down to 25 minutes.

Besides this, Rs 1,516 crore has been allocated for the completion of balance work and maintenance of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project (south), which became operational in March 2024.

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