India, Feb. 15 -- As instructed by the state government, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will initiate an audit of all the bridges in the city before the monsoon.

PMC has a total of 672 bridges, including 434 bridges on various nullahs. Mula and Mutha rivers cover a 44-kilometer stretch of Pune, with numerous bridges on the two rivers. In all, there are 70 large bridges, 11 flyovers, 18 railway overbridges, 33 subways, 108 small bridges, and 434 bridges across various nullahs under PMC's jurisdiction.

Commenting on the same, project department executive officer Sanjay Patil said, "The State Public Works department (PWD) has asked PMC to carry out an audit of all the bridges. The civic body has appointed a consultant firm for the sa...