BMC spends Rs 5.25 crore encroaching heritage pond
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has recently spent public funds to fill up a pond which is supposed to be a heritage property.
BMC has invested Rs 5.25 crore to fill a 100 year old pond located at Kandivali West with debris. The pond belongs to the collector and not the civic body, still BMC officials encroached the pond and carried out the development without prior permission.
The residents claimed the Khajuria Pond to be a heritage property. Ex-corporator from the area and a present MLA had taken the responsibility of the site development in the past. The ex corporator and MLA took the development series in their hands and converted the pond into a park with the BMC officials. Also, the civic body officials had not put any notice or board outside the park, even after knowing that it belongs to the collector.
Residents of Kandivali have approached court about the same and have filed a PIL against the BMC for doing such an act. Now, the court has taken action and has questioned 13 concerned authorities, including the municipal commissioner, the collector’s office, garden department, top BMC officials, ward officer, revenue department and urban development department about the illegal onging task.
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