CM’s close aide forces BMC to buy gravel from one contractor: Aaditya
1 year, 11 months ago

CM’s close aide forces BMC to buy gravel from one contractor: Aaditya

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray has alleged that a person from the chief minister’s close circle is pressuring the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to procure gravel from one contractor and this has pushed the material’s price in the city. “It’s shocking to hear that most road and bridge works across Mumbai are virtually shut due to the lack of gravel supply from regular suppliers for over two weeks. Crucial works like Delisle Road Bridge and other road works taken up by BMC won’t even be complete by the 31st May deadline,” Aaditya Thackeray tweeted on Tuesday. Crucial works like Delisle Road Bridge and other road works taken up by BMC won’t even be complete by the 31st May deadline,” Thackeray tweeted on Tuesday.

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Aaditya Thackeray, Eknath Shinde attend key meet on Mumbai's road concretisation
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Aaditya Thackeray, Eknath Shinde attend key meet on Mumbai's road concretisation

India Today  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde attended a review meeting on Mumbai's road concretisation work during 2023-24. The development came after Thackeray's repeated demands for a probe by the Economic Offences Wing into the alleged scam surrounding the road concretisation work by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The meeting, convened by Speaker Rahul Narvekar, brought …

Aaditya Thackeray seeks probe into BMC road contracts during Shinde’s tenure
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Aaditya Thackeray seeks probe into BMC road contracts during Shinde’s tenure

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray has called for the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing to investigate alleged irregularities in road construction contracts awarded by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation during Eknath Shinde’s tenure as Chief Minister. Mr. Thackeray also demanded that Mr. Shinde and former guardian Ministers Deepak Kesarkar and Mangal Prabhat Lodha be excluded from the current government, citing their …

Why is BMC taking long to collect penalties from contractors, asks Aaditya
1 year, 2 months ago

Why is BMC taking long to collect penalties from contractors, asks Aaditya

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray has written to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner I S Chahal, questioning the failure of the civic administration to recover ₹200 crore in penalties from four road contractors who had not fulfilled the conditions in road construction tenders issued last year. HT Image The Worli MLA also warned that he would oppose the new tenders in …

Aaditya demands end to toll collection on Eastern and Western Express Highway
1 year, 7 months ago

Aaditya demands end to toll collection on Eastern and Western Express Highway

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation should stop collecting toll from motorists using the Eastern and the Western Express Highway since it had handed over their maintenance to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai, India - Aug. 7, 2023:Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray ineracts with media during the press conference at Matoshree, Bandra, …

‘Action on stone quarries led to gravel shortage’
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Action on stone quarries led to gravel shortage’

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Action initiated by local authorities against stone quarries in Raigad and Thane districts has led to a shortage of gravel for roads and other infrastructure projects in the city. We have been told that there is absolutely no supply from quarries due to action by the revenue department.” This came a day after Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray alleged …

BMC's alleged massive road scam: Aaditya Thackeray poses questions to civic chief
2 years, 2 months ago

BMC's alleged massive road scam: Aaditya Thackeray poses questions to civic chief

India Today  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday wrote a letter to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner seeking answers to a few questions related to his dismay on the alleged massive road scam. Ranging from asking about the sanctioning authority to seeking answers on fund withdrawal, Aaditya Thackeray posed a few questions to the BMC chief. pic.twitter.com/dZLLEBHiBt — Aaditya Thackeray January 16, …

Thackeray alleges scam in road concretisation project, BMC responds
2 years, 2 months ago

Thackeray alleges scam in road concretisation project, BMC responds

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Reiterating his allegations of a scam in BMC’s 400-km road concretisation project and demand to scrap it, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray cautioned that large scale concretisation of roads in Mumbai may lead to Joshimath-like situation in monsoon. Responding to Thackeray’s 10-point letter, the BMC released a 10-point press release claiming that due process of administrative procedures was followed …

BMC delays Amitabh Bachchan bungalow wall razing citing 'lame excuses'
3 years, 2 months ago

BMC delays Amitabh Bachchan bungalow wall razing citing 'lame excuses'

Op India  

Maharashtra Lokayukta has said on Tuesday that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the Shiv Sena-controlled civic body, has been delaying the demolition of the compound wall of the bungalow of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in Mumbai’s Juhu area for a road-widening project, citing lame excuses. It is obvious that the BMC is delaying the demolition of the boundary wall by giving …

Coastal road back on track: Mumbai civic body resumes work after SC reprieve
5 years, 10 months ago

Coastal road back on track: Mumbai civic body resumes work after SC reprieve

Hindustan Times  

Hours after the Supreme Court on Monday lifted the status quo on construction of the coastal road project worth ₹ 12,000 crore, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation started piling work at Amarson Garden. The SC on Monday said that the contractors and the BMC may complete work on the coastal road project that has already commenced “at their own risk”. Mohan …

Mumbai civic chief cracks whip on roads department, contractors
7 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai civic chief cracks whip on roads department, contractors

Hindustan Times  

With the monsoon just a month away, the civic body is yet again struggling to complete road repairs before its May 31 deadline. On Saturday, civic commissioner Ajoy Mehta, instructed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation roads department to come up with a concrete plan. At a review meeting, Mehta said if contractors cannot complete the work before the deadline, then the …

Mumbai pothole mess this year too? BMC racing against time to complete road repairs
7 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai pothole mess this year too? BMC racing against time to complete road repairs

Hindustan Times  

With hardly two months from the onset of monsoon in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s roads department faces a crisis. Road repairs have been hit owing to the shutting of stone quarries in Thane According to an official, the department cannot procure material for road works from its major sources. Mehta has also approached Kalyankar and has asked him …

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