BMC's favoritism at SPARC under scanner

Even after 8 years SPARC, an NGO working for rehabilitation of hutments has totally failed to Rehabilitate the people  from Byculla E ward footpath. But BMC has overlooked this issue of settlement of hutments to its own PAP, free of Cost. This has been revealed by RTI query .

Athak Seva Sangh asked details of permission which were given to SPARC to rehab 13 footpath hutments. Assistant Engineer of E ward informed that under Mahatma Gandhi Path Kranti Yojana BMC decided to clear 13 footpath huts  and appointed SPARC to Rehab all hutments. SPARC has got a plot admeasuring 4710 Sq Mts at Mankhurd for the scheme. But SPARC built only 1 building in which 77 hutments were shifted from Jhula Maidan, Sophia Zuber Road, Shanti Nagar Kamathi Pura 14th Road and Dimtimkar Street. Now 8 years have passed but the hutments at different  Footpaths likes Water Street, Meghraj Shetty Marg Apna Zopadapatti, Jhula Maidan,Sophia Zuber Road, Shanti Nagar Kamathi Pura 14th Road, 2nd Peerkhan Street and Tank Pakhadi Road's huts are yet to be rehabilitated. 536 hutment dwellers from 9 Roads formed an Association called "Mahila Milan Co-Op Sanstha". despite of negligence and delay, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Eastern Suburb awarded SPARC to allot PAP free of cost at Natavarlal Parkeh Compound, Mankhurd. 

Also same Officer issued special letter dated 15.10.2012 to all Dy Municipal Commissioners and Assistant Municipal  Commissioners  to help SPARC. SPARC assured bmc that tenements constructed by them will be handed over back to MCGM in the lieu of the present shifting of pavement dwellers. Interestingly Assitant Commissioner of E ward to insisted SPARC to rehabilitate of all eligible hutment dwellers from 7 Roads in E ward in the buildings going to be constructed by SPARC at Mankhurd is neglected by Add Municipal Commissioner, Eastern Suburb.

Athak Seva Sangh  has written a letter to Municipal Commissioner to cancel the contract of spark and also to take back prime location plot. He has demanded that if BMC develops the plot itself, it will get more PAP and also will save worth Rs. crores of of TDR.