As part of its pre-monsoon work, the BMC Garden Department has carried out pruning of 22,334 large and potentially hazardous tree branches in the city.
The inclusion of a penalty clause of Rs1 lakh for each pothole identified by the TMC in the contract will serve as a strong incentive for contractors to deliver quality work, he said.
As part of monsoon preparedness, the SWM department annually carries out desilting of sewers in the city among others; and the work was assigned to 96 contractors.