BMC delays Amitabh Bachchan bungalow wall razing citing lame excuses

Maharashtra Lokayukta has stated on Tuesday that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Shiv Sena-controlled civic physique, has been delaying the demolition of the compound wall of the bungalow of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in Mumbai’s Juhu space for a road-widening challenge, citing lame excuses.

“The reason given by the BMC for not carrying out the demolition doesn’t appear to be correct. Whenever a road-widening project is undertaken, adequate budgetary provision is made by the BMC for implementation. It is obvious that the BMC is delaying the demolition of the boundary wall by giving lame excuses,” the Lokayukta order stated.

In its order, Maharashtra Lokayukta Justice V M Kanade said that the demolition work can be delayed by at the least a yr as issues stand now and that the civic authority ought to difficulty a discover to the deputy engineer (roads) western suburbs concerning the delay.

“It is a matter of common knowledge that after May 30, no demolition work is carried out during monsoon. The work, therefore, would be delayed by at least one more year,” it added.

The BMC, on its half, had said that it has not taken over a piece of the bungalow web site because it lacks a contractor for the road-widening challenge. The civic authority additional said that it’s going to demolish the wall and purchase the land within the following fiscal yr when a highway contractor is employed for the challenge.

Tulip Miranda, a Congress corporator who complained to the Maharashtra Lokayukta concerning the civic inaction in October 2021, stated the BMC demolished the boundary wall of constructing premises adjoining to the famous person’s bungalow in 2019 and took over a portion of its land for road-widening however left his bungalow untouched.

The Congress had alleged that the BMC hadn’t acted regardless of asking survey officers to demarcate the portion in July.

It could also be famous that the BMC had alerted Amitabh Bachchan and 7 different close by property homeowners concerning the highway widening challenge in 2017. Officials had knowledgeable them, then, that town will take the compound portion of those buildings and widen Sant Dnyaneshwar Road from 40 to 60 toes to alleviate visitors congestion within the highway working from Prateeksha to the ISKCON Temple. But, with no improvement within the acquisition from July to October final yr, the Congress chief had moved the Lokayukta.