India, Nov. 29 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon roll out a revised and amended bottleneck removal policy, to curb the malpractices that emerged soon after its launch in 2021. In its new avatar, system-generated NOCs will be issued and demolition of structures (slums) for road widening will be tracked by GIS. Overall, it will ensure a clearer chain of accountability.

The policy was suspended last month by Bhushan Gagrani, civic chief and administrator, after its largescale misuse, allegedly by ward officials in collusion with the builder lobby, came to the fore. Additionally many roadworks remain incomplete despite NOCs being issued.

For instance, despite NOCs being issued, in Parel's F South-Ward, four structure...