India, May 11 -- The BMC on Saturday blacklisted for three years a contractor who had been given the responsibility of desilting minor nallahs, culverts and roadside drains in M West ward, covering Chembur and Govandi. After the civic body found the contractor, M/s Bhumika Transport, adding debris to the silt to increase its weight, the company's two-year contract, worth around Rs.13 crore, was cancelled without any money being paid. The contractor's registration with the BMC was also cancelled and a complaint was filed with the Nehru Nagar police station.

"We were alerted through a complaint with photographic and video evidence of the contractor mixing debris into the silt in the dumpers transporting the silt," said Shankar Bhosale, ass...