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BMC Appoints RD Safety Audit Agency for RS 21CR

Mumbai: Even though BMC faces Crunch Cash, he wants to appoint a new road safety auditor at a cost of Rs20,000 per km.
BMC has proposed the appointment of a new agent for three years.
The total cost will come around RS 3.15 Crore for the project.
This will be the first time BMC pointed to the road safety audit agent.
Opposition criticizes BMC for the cost of the plan.
“This body will submit a detailed report on traffic movements and pedestrians, and the steps to be taken to improve road safety.
The flow of traffic and people will be analyzed and detailed reports will be delivered on spots-prone spots in the city, “Said a senior senior official.
BMC officials said 39 ‘black spots’ or accident-prone spots were identified by BMC.
Many accidents are caused by poor road design.
Officials said they would receive auditor assistance to remove design defects that caused an accident.
Changes in road design will also be recommended by the auditor.
BMC officials said they had received responses from four companies.
“They all quote the exchange rate starting from Rp21,000-29,000 per km.
We chose three agents for RS20,000 per km.
The length of the road is 454 km in the city, 352km on the east suburb and 770 km on the western suburb.
So, BMC will spend Around Rs 3.15 Crore on the project, “said an official.
Opposition says BMC may not spend RS20,000 per km.
“Road safety auditors can provide the best advice, but practically it is not possible to follow suggestions and implement changes.
BMC may not spend so much on the auditor.
It will end like the appointment of the auditor for road work, the auditor’s place is allegedly involved in fraud.
BMC must do the project Pilot for several roads and then appointed city agents, “said Corporator Congress Asif Zakaria.
In 2015, BMC had decided to get rid of third-party auditors to monitor road work after 10 employees from two companies found involved in multi-crore road repair fraud.
In 2019, a Supreme Court Committee issued guidelines for road safety.
The Department of Public Works (PWD) The state government will identify the vulnerable zone of accidents or black spots on the national highway for the first time.
If possible, red blinkers must also be introduced.

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