Pay ₹3,66,000 fine for ’creating’ potholes in Mumbai: BMC tells Lalbaugcha
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Pay ₹3,66,000 fine for ’creating’ potholes in Mumbai: BMC tells Lalbaugcha

Live Mint  

Mumbai's civic body has imposed a fine of ₹3.66 lakh on the Lalbaughcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava committee for creating around 183 potholes in the city during the recently held Ganeshotsav this year. The Brihanmubai Municipal Corporation, the civic body, has imposed a fine of ₹2,000 for every pothole found on the road. "Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation imposes a fine of ₹3.66 lakhs on Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal for creating 183 potholes on the road during Ganeshotsav this year; fine of ₹2000 per pothole," the Mumbai civic body said in a statement. According to a report by Indian Express, BMC officials inspected the roads after the Ganeshotsav festival to the organising committees or mandals damaged the roads by digging them to affix bamboo sticks.

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