Less money for big projects, but fat chunk for Coastal Road

While GMLR and Deonar waste-to-energy plant face environmental issues, government’s pet project gets a handsome Rs 3,200 crore for 2022-23

With the civic body giving a major thrust on the coastal road, one of its showpiece projects, several initiatives of the corporation have received less allocation in the BMC budget. While a few of them are crawling over clearances, the civic body has earmarked Rs 75 crore for the Deonar waste-to-energy plant. Only Rs 200 crore has been set aside for the ambitious desalination projects worth Rs 3,500 crore.

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