less than a week after passing proposals worth Rs 1,000 crore, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Standing Committee on Wednesday passed 68 proposals totalling Rs 1,800 crore in just 90 minutes.
The Committee meeting that was scheduled for 3 pm, started well in advance around 1.30 pm and ended at 3.15 pm. Committee members spent just 15 minutes to discuss other issues before passing all 68 proposals before them.
The agenda was circulated on Tuesday night to all members, but no one asked why the Committee had sent these proposals in bulk. Even during the meeting, not a single corporator from the Opposition raised question about the hurry.
Rais Shaikh, Samajwadi Party group leader, said the Standing Committee is approving these proposals hurriedly, but there is nothing wrong in doing so. "All proposals are for important civic works. All projects have to commence before the monsoons, like cleaning of storm water drains and roads," he said.
Among the proposals cleared on Friday were the Rs 450-crore roads tenders for western and eastern suburbs, which includes repair and maintenance. Five days later, the committee again approved proposals worth Rs 1,200 crore.
Standing Committee chairman Rahul Shewale defended the move saying the proposals were for the city's infrastructure. "There were several proposals for projects at the ward level. If we would not have passed them as soon as possible, they would have got stuck once the Election Commission's model code of conduct kicks into force," said Shewale.
The Committee meeting that was scheduled for 3 pm, started well in advance around 1.30 pm and ended at 3.15 pm. Committee members spent just 15 minutes to discuss other issues before passing all 68 proposals before them.
The agenda was circulated on Tuesday night to all members, but no one asked why the Committee had sent these proposals in bulk. Even during the meeting, not a single corporator from the Opposition raised question about the hurry.
Rais Shaikh, Samajwadi Party group leader, said the Standing Committee is approving these proposals hurriedly, but there is nothing wrong in doing so. "All proposals are for important civic works. All projects have to commence before the monsoons, like cleaning of storm water drains and roads," he said.
Among the proposals cleared on Friday were the Rs 450-crore roads tenders for western and eastern suburbs, which includes repair and maintenance. Five days later, the committee again approved proposals worth Rs 1,200 crore.
Standing Committee chairman Rahul Shewale defended the move saying the proposals were for the city's infrastructure. "There were several proposals for projects at the ward level. If we would not have passed them as soon as possible, they would have got stuck once the Election Commission's model code of conduct kicks into force," said Shewale.
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