Mumbai: Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has agreed to submit the Area of ​​the Carter Road Bandra area to BMC for its maintenance.
Formal handover is likely to take place in the next few days.
“MMB will submit a Promenade Carter Road to BMC so it can be maintained because it is one of the most popular Mumbai open spaces.
MMB and BMC have agreed to how they will share income,” said Aslam Shaikh, the Minister of Port and Fisheries, who controlled MMB.
TimesViewThe Carter Road Promenade, which is managed by the local citizen association until last year, in danger of falling in chaos due to lack of initiative by BMC and Maharashtra Maritime Board.
That these two authorities have resolved the differences between them being welcome.
BMC must appoint a full-time dedicated agent to maintain pedestrians and also ensure it remains free encroachment.
After nearly two decades of maintaining pedestrians, the Association of West Bandra (BWRA) surrendered to MMB, which owns land, which owns land.
, because the agreement ended June 2020.
Since then there has been no full-time agent for maintenance.
While BMC carried out the sweeping of the area, security guards, gardeners and civil work contractors were deployed by the residential association withdrawn.
Officials said there was an uproar division of pedestrian areas facing the sea between BMC and MMB because there was a delay to decide which agency would take care of it.
The Corporator of the Local Congress of Asif Zakaria then took the problem and a joint meeting called between Shaikh and Minister of Environment and Tourism Aaditya Thackeray, along with BMC and MMB officials.
“This is a welcome step.
The whole room must be tidied up.
There may be a generation of income, but the chastity and character of the room must remain untouched.
MMB must officially hand over the place to BMC and there must be a delay because of the red ribbon,” Zakaria said.
Patrica Nath, President Bwra, said, “Formal handover must occur immediately so that the pedestrian area does not suffer …
Promenade is not in good condition now and the maintenance is not close to when the BWRA maintains it.
The responsibility must be repaired and this cannot be human land.
“BWRA, chaired by Darryl d’Monte and the late Wali Manda Roshan Dabhowala, is a residential initiative since it was founded in 2002 until last month.
Road Promenade 1.2 km Carter was designed by Urban PK Das Planner using former MP -Attor Shabana Azmi funds.