India, May 13 -- The BMC standing committee on Tuesday rejected a Rs.7.09-crore proposal to upgrade and modernise the video walls at its main disaster management control room at the BMC headquarters and alternate control room at Parel. A video wall relays live feeds from the city's network of CCTV cameras and plays a key role, particularly during emergencies such as floods or disasters. It is also used to monitor regular events like traffic jams and manage crowd control.

The committee unanimously rejected the contractor M/s Star Electric, which the BMC administration had recommended, because its bid was 22.5% lower than the civic body's estimate of Rs.7.51 crore. Of the five bids received by the BMC, four were lower than this estimated c...