14 villages in Thane district brought under Navi Mumbai civic body limits again
Mumbai Mar 24 PTI Fulfilling a long-pending demand Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday announced re-inclusion of 14 villages from Thane district in the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation NMMC jurisdiction saying local residents cannot be deprived of basic amenities anymoreUrban Development Minister Shinde made the announcement while replying to a calling attention motion in this regard in the Assembly and instructed authorities concerned to check legal aspects and initiate further actionHe said the move will pave the way for development of the villagesThe ministers announcement followed some MLAs from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region pitching in unison for merging the villages again in the NMMC-administered areaDahisar Dahisar Mori Nighu Mokashi Pada Pimpri Ghoteghar Bambali Uttarshiv Bhandarli Uttarshiv Nagaon Narivali Vakalan and Bale are the villages which will be once again brought under the NMMC limitsThese villages were under the NMMCs jurisdiction but the local leaders had demanded the same to be excluded from the corporations control and accordingly steps were taken in that direction Shinde saidThe minister did not mention the time period as he made the remarksThe local residents however have been seeking re-inclusion of the villages in the NMMC jurisdiction given the lack of development he addedMNS MLA from Kalyan Rural Pramod Patil mooted the issue for discussion and pointed towards lack of basic amenities in these villagesHe noted that both the NMMC and the urban development department had been positive towards merging the villages in the corporation area againPatil added that the department has said in its written reply that around Rs 6100 crore will be required to develop infrastructure in the villages and another Rs 511 crore for providing basic amenitiesOnly a corporation like the NMMC can afford such expenses in the future They can do itthough Thane and Panvel municipal corporations are nearby the villages they cannot afford the expensesThe zilla parishad too cannot afford this So my specific question is are you going to incorporate the villages in the NMMC the MNS legislator askedResponding Shinde said the government will need to carry out a survey and examine technical and legal aspects before taking such a step The government however he said was positive towards the demandFormer Navi Mumbai Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik Shiv Sena MLA from Ambernath Balaji Kinikar and BJP legislator from Dombivli Ravindra Chavan however insisted that the minister make the merger announcement in the House contending the people have long suffered due to absence of basic amenitiesthey the villagers are sons of the soil They have always cooperated with the government Considering this we cannot deprive them of basic amenities like water supply roads hospitals etc for longHence I am announcing the decision of incorporating the villages in the NMMC I am also instructing the municipal commissioner concerned to check the legal aspects and initiate further action Shinde added PTI ENM RSY RSY
Mumbai Mar 24 PTI Fulfilling a long-pending demand Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday announced re-inclusion of 14 villages from Thane district in the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation NMMC jurisdiction saying local residents cannot be deprived of basic amenities anymoreUrban Development Minister Shinde made the announcement while replying to a calling attention motion in this regard in the Assembly and instructed authorities concerned to check legal aspects and initiate further actionHe said the move will pave the way for development of the villagesThe ministers announcement followed some MLAs from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region pitching in unison for merging the villages again in the NMMC-administered areaDahisar Dahisar Mori Nighu Mokashi Pada Pimpri Ghoteghar Bambali Uttarshiv Bhandarli Uttarshiv Nagaon Narivali Vakalan and Bale are the villages which will be once again brought under the NMMC limitsThese villages were under the NMMCs jurisdiction but the local leaders had demanded the same to be excluded from the corporations control and accordingly steps were taken in that direction Shinde saidThe minister did not mention the time period as he made the remarksThe local residents however have been seeking re-inclusion of the villages in the NMMC jurisdiction given the lack of development he addedMNS MLA from Kalyan Rural Pramod Patil mooted the issue for discussion and pointed towards lack of basic amenities in these villagesHe noted that both the NMMC and the urban development department had been positive towards merging the villages in the corporation area againPatil added that the department has said in its written reply that around Rs 6100 crore will be required to develop infrastructure in the villages and another Rs 511 crore for providing basic amenitiesOnly a corporation like the NMMC can afford such expenses in the future They can do itthough Thane and Panvel municipal corporations are nearby the villages they cannot afford the expensesThe zilla parishad too cannot afford this So my specific question is are you going to incorporate the villages in the NMMC the MNS legislator askedResponding Shinde said the government will need to carry out a survey and examine technical and legal aspects before taking such a step The government however he said was positive towards the demandFormer Navi Mumbai Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik Shiv Sena MLA from Ambernath Balaji Kinikar and BJP legislator from Dombivli Ravindra Chavan however insisted that the minister make the merger announcement in the House contending the people have long suffered due to absence of basic amenitiesthey the villagers are sons of the soil They have always cooperated with the government Considering this we cannot deprive them of basic amenities like water supply roads hospitals etc for longHence I am announcing the decision of incorporating the villages in the NMMC I am also instructing the municipal commissioner concerned to check the legal aspects and initiate further action Shinde added PTI ENM RSY RSY
