Archive · 29 May 2025
MLA Asks to Dig Up Roads to Fix Power Outages
Mumbadevi MLA Amin Patel wants the city to dig up some new roads.
Why?
Because power keeps going out for up to three days!
He's asking to replace old underground cables.
The BMC, which made the roads, usually doesn't allow digging after the roads are finished.
BEST, the power company, uses temporary fixes, which can cause more problems, especially in the rain.
Patel says residents are frustrated despite paying their bills.
The city says they might make an exception in emergencies.
The power company says it needs permission from the city for digging.
Mumbadevi MLA Amin Patel requests permission to excavate CC roads.
Power outages, sometimes lasting three days, affect the area.
Faulty underground cables are the primary cause of the outages.
BMC generally prohibits digging up newly laid CC roads.
BEST uses temporary fixes which can increase incidents.
- Who
- Amin Patel (MLA), BMC, BEST
- What
- MLA requests permission to excavate roads for replacing underground cables to fix power outages
- When
- Over the past week.
- Where
- Mumbadevi, Mumbai
- Why
- To replace faulty underground cables and resolve frequent power outages.
Amin Patel's View
BMC's View
Road Digging
Amin Patel's View
Wants to excavate newly laid cement concrete roads
BMC's View
Generally does not allow digging up newly laid CC roads.
- MLA
- Amin Patel
- Constituency
- Mumbadevi
- MLA's Party
- Congress
- Problem
- Frequent and lengthy power outages, lasting up to three days.
- Proposed Solution
- Replace faulty underground cables.
- Entity granting digging permission
- BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation)
- Power Supplier
- BEST