Mumbai: The day after Commissioner of Iqbal City Chahal defended the Tender for Maintenance of Penguin Rs 15 Crore, by saying that Byculla Zoo’s income has increased by Rs 12.26 Crore after Penguin was taken, the selected representative of the opposition to find white paper on zoo revenue and expenditure since 2017.
MLAS and Corporators show that in 2017 BMC has climbed the price of entrance tickets for zoos and increased income not only because of penguins.
In a letter to Chahal, the Corporator of the Corporator Rais Shaikh, who is also a MLA, said that the ticket prices entered hiking from RS 5 for adults and Rs 2 for children to Rs 50 for adults and Rs 100 for a family of two adults and two children.
“Early regular visitors can get a monthly bait at Rs 30, which now requires Rs 150 a month 15 crore penguin maintenance tenders, “Shaikh said.
“If BMC talks about profit and loss, then it has suffered losses because of penguins.
BMC must determine the right amount of visitors to the zoo since 2017 and how many of them visited the Penguin Enclosure.
How much money is spent on the zoo in five The last year besides the penguin cage.
BMC must provide this detail instead of making false claims, “Shaikh said.
Chahal on Wednesday claimed that after the arrival of Penguin, BMC’s income from the zoo rose dramatically.
BMC said the revenue from the zoo rose by Rs 12.26 Crore after Penguin was taken in 2017.
BJP MLA Satam Satam Tweeted: “In 2017, the ticket price was decorated from RS 5 for adults and Rs 2 for adults and Rs 2 for people Adults and Rs 100 for a family of four.
BMC must present white paper on revenue and expenditure of the zoo in 2017.
More than the RS 300 Crore is spent on the zoo, tender is cheated to support the construction of highways.
The BMC head must come out of his mind to justify, ” .
Zoo Expenditures: Corporators demand white paper
