India, May 7 -- The civic administration's proposal to use micro-surfacing technology to repair damaged surfaces on the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) at a cost of Rs.60.62 crore and Western Express Highway (WEH) at Rs.61 crore was referred back by the civic standing committee for further review, on Wednesday.

The work, which would cost Rs.121.62 crore, would be completed within six months, including the monsoon period. However, corporators across parties questioned whether it was at all necessary, calling for a site visit to assess the ground situation before taking a final decision.

The plan envisages surface repairs to the two arterial carriageways that extend north-south across the city. They were recently transferred from the Mumbai...