Toll Collection by MEP & Flyovers maintained by MSRDC.

MSRDC has spent Rs 119 crores 44 lakhs 5 Thousand 750 on maintaining the 31 flyovers , which was supposed to be maintained by MEP Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, the company which has been allotted the collection of Toll from the 5 entry points to Mumbai for a paltry Rs 2242.35 crores. This information was provided to RTI Activist Anil Galgali by MSRDC. RTI Activist Anil Galgali had sought information from the PWD Minister Shri Chandrkant Patil , regarding the Collection of Toll on the 5 Toll Nakas for entry into Mumbai. The application of Galgali was transferred to the MSRDC. Shri Muktesh Wadkar, Executive Engineer of the MSRDC providing the details gave the papers pertaining to the award of contract to MEP Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, He further informed that prior to year 2010-11 MSRDC was itself doing the toll collection. In the year 1999-2000 it collected 28.35 crores, For year 2000-2001 Rs 56.57 crores, 2001-2002 Rs 65.12 crores, 2002-2003 Rs 476.84 crores, 2008-2009 - Rs 68.65 crores, 2009-2010 231.39 crores . MSRDC could not provide the details corresponding for 5 years between 2003-2004 to 2007-2008.In the year 2010-2011, MEP Infrastructure Pvt Ltd was awarded the contract for toll collection, authorising collection upto 19th November 2026 for a paltry Rs 2242.35 crores.. from Year 1999-2000 to Year 2015-2016 during this17 years MSRDC Spends Rs 119 crores on Maintenance. MSRDC has further informed Anil Galgali that MSRDC has spent Rs 1058 crores 34 lakhs 66 thousand 885 for construction of the 31 flyovers, the cost was to be recovered by collection of Toll on the 5 entry points to Mumbai. It spent Rs 228 crores 79 lakhs 95 thousand 916 which included 8 flyovers at Dattapada, GMLR, Jaycoach, Kalina-Vakola, Mahim, National Park, & Rani Sati Marg. In the Eastern Corridor, it spent 241 crores 40 Lakhs 99 Thousand 450, which included Chedda Nagar, AGLR, CST-Kurla, GMLR, Golden Dyes, JVLR, Nitin Casting & Cadbury, Sion & Vikhroli flyovers. It spent Rs 173 crores 57 lakhs 55 Thousand 891 on the Airoli flyover. On the LBS Marg : kanjurmarg, JVLR (Gandhi Nagar), JVLR (Saki Vihar) costed Rs 126 crores 91 lakhs 21 Thousand 889. In the Mumbai city : JJ Flyover, N M Joshi Marg, Senapati Bapat marg, costed Rs 144 crores 81 lakhs 50 Thousand 864 to the MSRDC. On the Sion Panvel corridor flyovers at BARC, Chembur Mankhurd Link Rd, Kharghar, Konkan Bhavan, Nerul, Taloja, Also widening of underpasses at Vashi & Konkan Bhavan costed Rs 142 crores 83 lakhs 42 Thousand 876 . Anil Galgali had also sought information about the Toll Collected in the past 5 years by MEP Infrastructure Ltd and also the Total number of vehicles crossing the Toll Nakas in these past 5 years which has not been provided with. Anil Galgali, while expressing his views stated that, there are many flyovers which were constructed prior to year 2000, at the cost of the state exchequer, for which too toll is being collected, also private entities like MEP Infrastructure is being given opportunuties to earn huge profits, which is very surprising, At one end the state govt is talking of closing down all the Toll Nakas, but in actuality there is no proposal to shut down these 5 toll nakas specified MSRDC.