Shirke built illegal building, MHADA paid 19 crores

M/s Shirke Company has constructed an illegal building "Maitri" at Kalina for high ranking officers without BMC permission which has become the latest talk of the town. MHADA has already paid to M/s Shirke  94% cost of the illegal building constructed without  BMC approval  at kalina for top ranking officers. This was revealed in a query put by RTI Activist Anil Galgali. Shirke Company has been paid 18 crores 83 lakh & 80 rupees so far.

The Regional Auditor of MHADA Mumbai,in his reply to Anil Galgali 's query has informed that that upto 31 march 2017 the total expenditure of high income group 72 houses has been 20 crores 14 lacs 78 Rupees so far. Shirke Company has been paid 18 crores 83 lakh & 80 rupees so far.

Anil Galgali questioned the work Ethics of Mhada wherein it was necessary to make inquiries  before making the payments  for an illegal construction. It was totally overlooked. If the Bmc demolishes the illegal construction the cost of which runs into crores, will it be possible to retrieve this amount from Shirke.

Eariler Mhada Authority informed Anil Galgali that they issue Notice to Contractor Shirke and ask clarification within 7 days. 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. 84 allottees of the building are Government Servants and include Chief Minister's Secretary Pravin Darade, Bipin Shrimali, Harshdeep Kamble, Sudhir Thackeray, Abhimanyu Kale, Deepak Kapoor, Rajesh Narvekar and Jawahar Singh.

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.