The Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has requested the Mumbai Suburban Collector to demarcate the stretch of highway touching megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s Pratiksha bungalow in Juhu right here, to work in direction of easing visitors congestion.
The BMC in May despatched a letter to the Mumbai Suburban District Collector asking it to “take appropriate action on the measurement and demarcation” of Sant Dnyaneshwar Marg, on which the actor’s bungalow is positioned.
Mumbai | BMC had given discover to Amitabh Bachchan in 2017 below the highway widening coverage however no motion was taken. When the discover was issued, why did the BMC not take that land. No want for attraction for highway widening venture after getting discover: Advocate Tulip Miranda, Municipal Councilor-Ward No. pic.twitter.com/AbN5H4Beyw
— ANI (@ANI) 3 July 2021
Congress councilor Tulip Miranda stated the BMC knowledgeable Bachchan together with seven different property house owners, together with filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, in 2017 concerning the work on widening of Sant Dnyaneshwar Marg.
While the wall of the plot adjoining to Bachchan’s bungalow was demolished, Bachchan’s bungalow was left untouched, the corporator stated, lamenting the “VIP treatment” for the veteran actor.
Interestingly, the BMC’s letter dated May 22, 2021 to the suburban district collector, mentions that Shiv Sena president and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s son Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray has been repeatedly asking to expedite the highway widening work. saying for. “If this road is widened, it will help in decongesting the traffic there and bring relief to the people,” the BMC’s letter stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
