India, Jan. 24 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will procure 48 cars on lease for five years, including 14 cars for elected representatives such as the incoming mayor, deputy mayor and chairpersons of various committees, said deputy municipal commissioner Kiran Dighavkar (solid waste management), who also heads the civic body's transport department.

The 48 vehicles will be procured on lease at a cost of Rs.12 crore for five years - the average monthly rental being Rs.42,000 per vehicle. The mayor and deputy mayor will get hybrid Innova cars, while chairpersons of various committees, the leader of the house, the leader of opposition and BMC officials will get Scorpios. The new vehicles will arrive in 8-10 days, before the m...