The 'Maitri' building at Kalina, built unofficially by contractor Shirke, became official
◆ Distribution of flats through lottery
◆ Blacklist M/s Shirke
Unauthorized floors were built in the Maitri building on MHADA land at kalina without the permission of the Bmc. Now Now this unauthorized construction has been authorized by MHADA. 84 allottees of the building are Government Servants and include Senior IAS officer's Pravin Darade, Bipin Shrimali, Harshdeep Kamble, Sudhir Thackeray, Abhimanyu Kale, Deepak Kapoor, Rajesh Narvekar and Jawahar Singh. RTI activist Anil Galgali has demanded cancellation of the proposed 'Maitri' society, distribution of flats in the building through lottery and blacklisting of M/s Shirke contractors.
The MHADA administration has informed Anil Galgali that the revised steel + 12 storey work, plans have been approved. In which Wings A, B and C have been approved by the Executive Engineer / Building Permission Cell / Authority with the approval of the Vice President / Authority to construct 72 flats. As the matter of distribution of flats is coming under the purview of the Deputy Chief Officer, Marketing, Mumbai Board, Galgali's application has been transferred to that office.
'Mumbai Housing & Area Development Authority' (MHADA) has issued show cause notice to contractor M/s B.G. Shirke, seeking clarification on 29 illegal floors constructed in "Matri Cooperative Housing Society at Kalina in Mumbai. An RTI query by activist Anil Galgali had revealed how 29 illegal Floor in housing top 84 bureaucrats of Maharashtra had come up, Which had legal permission to construct a three floor building.
Mhada Authority issue Notice to Contractor Shirke and ask clarification. In a shocking case of misuse of power, 29 illegal floors have been added to construct a 12 floor high-rise building in Kalina, Santacruz-East to provide houses to top bureaucrats of Maharashtra. RTI Activist Anil Galgali has exposed this case, Where the building has incidentally been named 'Maitri' (Friendship), Signifying the alliance between the powerful 'Babus of Mantralaya' and one of the biggest contractor of Maharashtra Ms. B.G. Shirke, Who has been given the task of construction.
RTI Activist Anil Galgali had made an RTI application to BMC & MHADA on 21st October 2016 for obtaining details of the building. Reply dated 4th February 2016 revealed that M/s B.G. Shirke was given a tender to construct the 12 floor building at a cost of Rs 36.50/- crores. It was to have 150 flats of 1279.52 square feet area and another 76 flats of 1310.52 square feet. Apart from 76 original members of 'Maitri Cooperative Housing Society', 15 flats were to be given to Government nominees.
Anil Galgali demand that this flats should be allotted Common Public through proper Lottery System and Mhada should cancel the proposed Maitri Society as well as black list the Contractor M/s Shirke.
Officers from various departments of the entire state in 84 members
The 84 allottees of the building include officials from CM office, Deputy CM office, MHADA, SRA, Housing, Rural Development, Urban Development, Cooperative, Revenue, Anti Corruption Bureau, Public Health, BMC, Education, Water Resources, Agriculture, Women & Child welfare, Industries, Information & Technology, Police, Sales Tax and Transport. Deputy Chief officer of Mumbai Region, Abhimanyu Kale, DCP Sunil Ramanand, Private Secretary to MOS -Housing, Kailash Pahare, Deputy Secretary (Housing) & Additional Collector Dilip Shinde are the 4 promoters of the Society. While A.M. Wajarkar, Additional Collector of SRA is the chief promoter.
