NCP raps CM over Metro, Mhada flat rates

MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is facing a barrage of allegations against departments held by its ministers, on Thursday struck back at chief minister Prithviraj Chavan.

Besides targeting the Chavan-controlled MMRDA over cost escalation in infrastructure projects, the party also hit out at Mhada, which also comes under the CM, for fixing "unreasonable prices for homes" to be allotted through a lottery this month.

On Wednesday, Chavan had flagged off a 3km trial-run for the first Metro route (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar). A day later, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik took a dig at Chavan. "People's issues won't be resolved by merely flagging off a trial run," Malik said. "People are not interested in promos and trailers any more. They want to know when the Metro train will be opened to public," he added.

Questioning delays and cost escalations in MMRDA projects, including the Eastern Freeway and the Santacruz Chembur Link Road project, Malik said Chavan should "personally look into this aspect". He alleged that the agency officials were behind inordinate delays and demanded fixing of accountability in this regard.

Sources said party leaders and senior ministers were miffed by Congress's move to keep NCP leaders out of the trial run.

Meanwhile, party leader and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar launched a veiled attack against Chavan over the cost of Mhada homes. "The cost of homes announced by Mhada is unreasonable and unjustified. The department is with the chief minister. He must look into it. We (the NCP) have already expressed our concern to him over the issue," Pawar said.

Claiming that the Mhada had priced some projects at Rs 9,000 to Rs 10,000 per sq ft, Malik later demanded that Chavan issue directives to Mhada under Section 164 (1) of the Mhada Act to reduce the rates.

Malik alleged that instead of building "affordable homes", the Mhada was now competing for space with private developers. He also alleged that the "unjust" prices were being fixed on the basis of super built-up calculations, flouting the state's policy to sell flats on carpet area basis only.

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