India, May 11 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) department faces sharp scrutiny after corporators across party lines alleged irregularities, inflated expenditure, tender manipulation, and poor maintenance in major civic projects during standing committee meetings. .

On May 6, BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar raised the issue of decorative LED illumination on Mumbai's 13 skywalks during a meeting, alleging massive financial irregularities in the Rs.63-crore beautification project. Narwekar alleged that LED strips similar to those installed are available on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal for around Rs.650 per metre, while the effective project cost was around Rs.96,923 per running ...