India, March 22 -- Residents of two Chembur streets being concretised are assured of quality concrete, thanks to a spot inspection by civic officials on Thursday night. But the action raises more concerns than it allays - if the concrete meant to pave these two streets was found to be below par and had to be replaced, what of the hundreds of streets already paved?

The spot inspection in Chembur comes amid a variety of complaints from Mumbaiites regarding the mammoth road concretisation drive launched in 2023. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched the initiative in January 2023, issuing tenders worth Rs.6,080 crore for 397km of road concretisation. Around 324km of roads in the eastern and western suburbs will be concretise...