Mithi River is still Salty even after spending Rs 975 crores

       The thought of  26 July 2005 deluge makes every Mumbaikar to have sleepless night due to the memories if flooding of Mithi River, after 26 July 2005 RS 975 Crores have been spend till date on Mithi River Cleaning & Development by MMRDA & MCGM.

The New Dead Line of Mithi River Project to be completed is December 2015. Earlier deadline is December 2010 which extended 2 times. The Central Government has not spend a Single Paise till date .  This is  revealed in  a RTI query filed by Athak Seva Sangh Chairman & RTI Activists Anil Galgali from MMRDA &  MCGM. Now Galgali moves to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh & urges him to clear the Rs 1657.11 crores fund immediately to MMRDA.

       From last 8 years Mithi River development work is going in a very slow motion this made Anil Galgali to seek detailed information of  the project to both the implementing agencies MMRDA & MCGM. Mcgm Executive Engineer P C Jaswani  reply that from  Vihar Talav to  CST Bridge Kurla, 11.8 km length of Mithi River part come under Jurisdiction of MCGM. They completed 10 km Retaining wall work out of 20 km. 1.76 km length service road work also completed. Between  CST Bridge to Kurla Kalina bridge, work is till to be done. Other widening & deepening  Work has  been completed.  MCGM has spend Rs 28.97 crores for the first phase and Rs 531.70 crores spend on Second phase. In a first phase they demolished 3800 structures & second phase 1222 structures were demolished.  Till date 1655 structures are pending to be demolished.  In MCGM jurisdiction total work cost including bridges work is approximately  Rs 1239.60 crores. As per schedule This work ws to be be completed by December 2012 but now it will be completed by December 2015.

       MMRDA Executive Engineer who is in charge of Mithi River project, Mahadev Narkar claims that from Mahim Causeway to CST bridge Kurla 6 km jurisdiction falls under MMRDA.They spend Rs 34.40 crores for first phase & Rs 379.85 crores on Second phase out of total Rs 414.35 crores. 100% depening,  76% widening,  73% Rock Blasting,  83% Construction of Retaining Wall, 51%  Construction of Service Road, 100% Beautification work completed. Rock Blasting at Mahim Causeway,  Retaining wall work & Terimen, Parigh Khadi, Kapdiya Nagar area 700 mt length work is remain.  MMRDA demolished 2600 huts & 722 in Second Phase. 901 huts has not beem demolished bcz Maharashtra Ambedkar Nagar's 187 hutmens case are pending in Court & 575 huts are in SRA project at Parigh Khadi. This project should have been completed by December 2010 , After that it has been extended December 2012. Now new deadline of MMRDA Jurisdiction is December 2013. MMRDA Rs 1657.11 crores financial Aid demand proposal is  submitted to Central Government but till date not a single Paise fund is sanctioned or approved .

 Anil Galgali in his letter addressed to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh demanded that Rs 1657.11 crores should be approved for a Mithi River development work and further reminded his assurance to fund the Mithi river is not yet honored the Mithi River is till Thirsty for the fund. The  work which is carried out is very shoddy on Mithi River. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan even with his good rapport  & relations with Delhi is not able to get fund for Our Mithi River, added Galgali.