A Mulund resident was killed after being hit by a dumper, the third such incident in recent months. BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha has demanded the suspension of the responsible Mumbai civic body official, citing repeated accidents and ignored government directions
MLA Mihir Kotecha said 300 to 400 dumpers pass through Mulund Colony every day, posing a serious risk to residents. Pic/X
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Mihir Kotecha has demanded the suspension of Navnath Ghadge, a deputy chief engineer of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC’s) Water Supply Projects (WSP) following the death of a Mulund resident who was hit by a dumper.
The victim, identified as Suresh Rajput, became the latest casualty in a series of accidents involving dumpers in Mulund. Earlier incidents include a dumper overturning in the first week of December and the death of a girl in Amar Nagar, Mulund, four months ago after being hit by a dumper.
"Today in Mulund, an unfortunate incident occurred for the third time. A dumper hit our resident Suresh Rajput, who died on the spot. More than the dumper driver, I hold Navnath Ghadge, deputy chief engineer of the BMC’s WSP, responsible for this death. He is a corrupt and arrogant officer. I have demanded his suspension from the municipal commissioner and the additional municipal commissioner," Kotecha said.
The legislator added that he had previously raised the issue in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly through a calling attention motion, warning against the movement of overloaded dumpers through densely populated residential areas of Mulund.
Dumpers continue to ply Mulund Colony despite alternative route, MLA says
"There is an alternative route available, but instead of developing it, 300 to 400 dumpers pass through Mulund Colony every day, posing a serious risk to residents. The government had directed that dumper movement should not be allowed through this stretch and that work should begin only after an alternative road was developed," he said.
Despite these directions, MLA Kotecha claimed, the movement of dumpers continues.
"If anyone is responsible for these incidents, it is the deputy chief engineer concerned. I will not keep quiet until he is suspended," he added.
Ghadge is yet to respond to the allegations made by the MLA.
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