The year 2019 is going to be a challenging one for the cash-rich civic body as it will have to deal with a host of problems like parking issues and fire incidents.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will carry on with its water cuts and initiatives to prevent fire incidents in 2019, quite as part of its work in 2018.
The civic body that had already received criticism for 10 per cent water cut in various parts of the city right after Diwali, had an addition to its list of problems with the frequent fire incidents.
However, according to civic officials, water scarcity will be of greater consequence in the summer months when requirement increases and the BMC is expected to meet them with their limited resources.
Aabidi Surti from the Drop Dead Foundation said that around 30 per cent water goes waste in the city.
"It is every individual’s responsibility to prevent wastage of water.
When asked to comment on frequent fire incidents and people losing their lives, advocate Prakash Devdas, President, Municipal Fire Brigade Official Association said combating fire incidents will be another important challenge before the BMC.
He further added,"The failure in implementation of the Act resulted in frequent fire incidents."
In addition to all of this, parking issues across the city is another area the civic body will have to work on.
The civic body that had already received criticism for 10 per cent water cut in various parts of the city right after Diwali, had an addition to its list of problems with the frequent fire incidents