Politicians to Vacate Offices affecting Mumbai Metro Route


Posted on 19th Jan 2015 12:50 pm by mohit kumar

Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) All political parties in Maharashtra have agreed to shift their offices and establishments falling on the Mumbai Metro corridor route near Nariman Point in Mumbai, officials said here Saturday.

Eight political parties, as well as 26 government departments, which responded to a notice from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, have consented to shift their offices to alternative locations by April 30.

"It was heartening to receive such positive response from the political parties...Now the entire construction of the metro-three corridor, Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ will be completed speedily and with precision," said Ashwini Bhide, managing director, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MMRCL).

The outcome, at a meeting headed by Additional Chief Secretary Sumit Mallick, will pave the way for the smooth construction of the proposed Vidhan Bhavan Metro Station, officials said.

The MMRCL has suggested alternative locations like MTNL, BSNL, Mumbai Port Trust and World Trade Centre, Mumbai to accommodate the government offices and the parties.

They all agreed to survey the suggested sites - most of them located a considerable distance away from the state headquarters, Mantralaya - and relocate after examining all aspects by April 20.

However, party representatives pointed out that since it was mainly the common people who visited them , it would be advisable to relocate them somewhere near the Mantralaya for convenience.

They would submit a proposal to the government and request a meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to find a solution.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, Samajwadi Party, Republican Party of India, Shetkari Kamgar Party and Shiv Sena, and representatives of 14 out of the 26 affected government offices.

A majority of the political parties are located in old barracks which have been converted to swank offices with receptions, conference rooms, cabins for top officials and other facilities.

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Asian Games 2023: Three girls from the country hit the 'golden target', and defeated China and Korea by this margin

Indian trio Manu Bhaker, Ishaan Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold medal in the women's 25m p

BR Ambedkar 67th Death Anniversary: PM Modi and other dignitaries paid tribute

Today is the 67th death anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the architect of the country's const

Big black marketing of oxygen gas caught in Aklimpur, three arrested

Gurugram Police and Drugs Controller's Department caught three men carrying out big black marketi

Delhi AAP Candidate List 2025: AAP's second list for Delhi elections, Manish Sisodia's seat changed, Awadh Ojha also got a ticket

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its second list of candidates today (9 December). A

The appeal of Pope Francis: Told the world – spend less on Christmas this time, donate the remaining money to help Ukraine

Pope Francis, the greatest religious leader of Christians, appealed to the world on Wednesday. Po

During a dispute between Twitter and the central government over the blue tick, Rahul Gandhi took a pinch

The dispute between the social media platform Twitter and the central government has been going o

Congress will share the pain of Lakhimpur farmers, Chhattisgarh and Punjab government announced more help than UP

The Congress governments of Punjab and Chhattisgarh have also announced financial assistance for

Lancet study on corona vaccine: 42 lakh deaths were prevented in one year in India, WHO claimed 47 lakh deaths in 2 years

The prestigious medical journal The Lancet has made a big claim regarding the deaths due to coron

Gautam Gambhir: How long will Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli play for the Indian team? Gautam Gambhir gave a big hint while talking about fitness.

Gautam Gambhir appeared in front of the media for the first time after becoming the head coach of

Covid-19: Vaccination of adolescents of 15 to 18 years started - know the whole process

After several months of discussion, finally, from January 3, 2022, in India, adolescents in the a

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash