Thursday 10 January 2013

CM Prithviraj Chavan Hasn't order white paper on MMRDA Yet



In September last year, after a number of accidents involving MMRDA projects & declare to make  White Paper on irrigation Project work  that the government will go in for a white paper on MMRDA, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced a white paper on MMRDA projects. Turns out that Chavan’s assurance on white paper has gone the same way as MMRDA projects- they are only assurances. A query filed by me has revealed that there is no record of the CM having ordered any inquiry yet.So MMRDA not able to provide CM order copy after 37 days,Tuesday I filed an RTI first Appeal to seek information at MMRDA Headquarters


I filed an RTI Application on 3 Dec 2012 but MMRDA came in trouble to provide a order copy, there is no record of any such white paper being ordered. Officials have told me verbally that the CM’s announcement was just that and that the CM’s office has not asked them for a white paper. After 37 days, I filed an RTI first Appeal at MMRDA Headquarter. 

After the water resources department, led by the Nationalist Congress Party, came out with a white paper on irrigation projects in the state, At the time,Chief Minister Prithiviarj  Chavan had readily agreed to publish the white paper on MMRDA within a month. If such orderd are released then MMRDA not wait for 37 days to give simple paper. If we assume, there is any oral order of CM then MMRDA issue circular to all head of dept to gather project detail and current position but MMRDA not able to provide a circular copy. 

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