India, Feb. 14 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has urged engineers in its bridge department to upgrade their technical skills and align with modern construction technologies to ensure safer and longer-lasting bridges across the city.

The call was made by S.C. Gupta, former chief bridge engineer of Central Railway and Mumbai Metro Line 1, during a workshop organised to strengthen the civic body's bridge infrastructure capabilities. Gupta said that with rising traffic volumes, increasing structural stress, environmental challenges and heightened public expectations around safety, continuous skill enhancement has become essential.

He emphasised the need to adopt advanced construction methods, modern materials and innovative...