BMC had become 'private property' of some, we are now giving it back to people: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis targeted the Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena and said that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC had become a private property of some individuals but the present state government has decided to hand it over to people again the PTI reportedFadnavis on Saturday also said that in order to prevent irregularities the construction of concrete roads in the city will be monitored through a satelliteShiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray has been in power in the BMC for the past 25 yearsFadnavis was speaking at the launch of 500 projects that the BMC has undertaken in the citys eastern and western suburbs as part of the Mumbai Beautification ProjectChief Minister Eknath Shinde launched these projects at Andheri Sports Complex in AndheriShinde took over as the chief minister of the state after Uddhav Thackeray stepped down from the post following a rebellion by 40 Shiv Sena MLAs led by Shinde in June this year Fadnavis became the deputy CM The rebellion split the Shiv Sena into two factions one each led by Thackeray and ShindeTerming the Eknath Shindeled government as propeople Fadnavis said This dispensation neither wants to make the municipal corporation as its property nor is it interested in making any property out of it as per the PTIThe municipal corporation of Mumbai which was a public property had gone into the hands of some people It had become a private property for them But now chief minister Shinde and we have decided that since it belongs to people it should go back into the hands of people Fadanvis said without naming anyone according to the PTISince the term of the corporators ended earlier this year the municipal commissioner was appointed as the administrator to look after the administrative affairs of the BMC till the elections are heldFadnavis said companies from national and international levels have now participated in the tender procedure for the construction of Rs 6000 croreworth concrete roads in MumbaiThe senior Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader said that contractordriven road works wont be undertaken in Mumbai henceforthAlso Read Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis says BJP will win BMC elections with alliance partnerThe new cement concrete roads construction of which the BMC is going to start will be monitored through a satellite So nobody will be able to indulge in any irregularity Five to seven years back when we probed 200 road works no quality material was found in them Only husk was found everything else was missingFadnavis said adding that such things will not be tolerated henceforth and the chief minister has given instructions to maintain qualityEarlier the contractors from national and international levels used to get disqualified while local contractors used to be given the road contracts he addedHe said that the present state government will get only two years to complete the works and hence it will have to do it at a fast paceSpeaking on the occasion CM Shinde said that the civic body will undertake concretisation of more than 400 km long roads next year which will turn Mumbai potholefree in the next twoandahalf yearsMumbai is compared to small states since its budget size is big Despite Mumbai being so prosperous its citizens have to face troubles like potholes debris and broken footpaths Every year potholes on roads are filled with asphalt but they appear again Shinde saidHe said his government has decided to transform Mumbai and bring about a visible changeShinde said that the civic body is going to appoint 5000 local persons as Cleanliness Ambassadors Swachhata Doot as well as COVID warriorsBMC commissioneradministrator Iqbal Singh Chahal said 1200 works will be undertaken in the second phase of the Mumbai Beautification projectOn Thursday the BMC had launched 500 works in the island city as a part of the Mumbai Beautification Projectwith PTI inputs