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

Speed of the second wave of corona in the country: Peak came in 67 days, 63% cases reduced in 24 days; If this trend continues, then from June 10, less than 50 thousand cases can come every day.

The outcry caused by the second wave of Corona in the country is now slowly coming to an end. Cor

World Cup: Southee, McCullum crush England

Wellington, Feb 20 (IANS) A stunning display of swing bowling from seamer Tim Southee and devas

Salman Khan: Lawrence Bishnoi gang member who funded the shooters arrested, accused sent to police custody

Police are continuously investigating the case of firing outside the house of Bollywood superstar

Border 2: Sunny Deol is returning as a soldier after 27 years, the first announcement video of 'Border 2' is out

Border 2 Announcement: The film 'Border', released in 1997 under the direction of JP Dutta, got a

Finland to join NATO: Finland and Sweden will join NATO in a faster process, and America engaged in cooling down Turkey's opposition

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) has made it clear that if Finland and Sweden apply to j

America supported India for the reform of the Security Council, Jaishankar said – reform in the UNSC cannot be denied

Nearly eight decades after the founding of the United Nations, almost all countries are agreeing

Mann Ki Baat: 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat will be heard live at UN Headquarters, Bill Gates also congratulated

The 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio program Mann Ki Baat will also

Weather Update: Heat wave alert issued in these states including Delhi, read today's weather condition

Most of the states of North India are in the grip of severe heat and heatwave. The first week of

As soon as RCB joined the bio-bubble, Faf expressed such desire, 'I want to come out last'

Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) new captain Faf du Plessis has joined the team's bio-bubble a

How India's stand-in UN has increased the difficulties of Indian students living in Ukraine

After Russia attacked Ukraine, some Indian medical students trapped there have alleged that they

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