Maharashtra: Union Housing Ministry seeks ‘action report’ from Thane Municipal Corporation. Thane News – Times of India

Thane: Thee Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ‘Action report’ has been sought from Thane Municipal Corporation In examining the multi-crore smart city projects being executed by the civic body, BJP mlc niranjan davkhare said.
Davkhare said that the report is to reach the ministry by January 27 and Smart City Mission President Kunal Kumar has sent a letter to the Chief Secretary. Maharashtra on 6 january
A delegation of BJP leaders met the Union Minister on 7 December Hardeep Singh Puri complained about alleged irregularities and corruption in the execution of smart city projects, such as the new Thane railway station, Satis, Waterfront, among others, where the corporation started work either without permission or without acquiring land. Was.
“The Thane civic body failed to follow standard procedure while executing several multi-crore projects. Party colleague and city president MLC Niranjan Davkhare also gave some examples.
Davkhare complained, “Many projects executed under the Smart City program have failed to deliver the desired results. The smart water meter project has not been a success, while several crores of rupees have been spent on the Digi-Thane project and the facility is yet to be fully utilized by the residents. The waterfront project and underground parking at Gangadevi are some of the other projects that have not progressed since the past few years.”
A delegation led by BJP leaders has lodged apprehensions with the Minister who is convening a special meeting in New Delhi in the presence of senior officials of the Urban Development Department.

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