Environment minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday derided the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for curtly labelling Shiv Sena Bhavan as a mosque. On Sunday morning, MNS party workers played hanuman chalisa on a loud speaker in front of Sena Bhavan. Reacting over the incident, Sena scion said, "I don't give importance to such stunts. We all know god Ram is in our hearts."
While commenting on the mosque tag for Sena office, he slammed the MNS, asserting, “I don't want to comment on a political party which is already finished."
Also Mumbai suburban guardian minister, Aaditya made the politically-terse remarks during his visit to review progress of the Delisle rail overbridge. He also visited Xavier's ground where an underground tank is being constructed to collect sewage water to avoid flood situation in Hindmata area during monsoon.
According to the BMC, as the Delisle rail overbridge was in dilapidated condition so the Western Railway (WR) had removed the infra out of safety concern. To ease traffic movement, the BMC had incurred the expenses of building 85 mt of Delisle bridge, while the actual construction was to be carried out by the WR. Not to mention, the BMC is also building three roads which will eventually connect to the Delisle bridge.
Accompanied by BMC Additional Commissioner P Velrasu, who is also overseeing the project, visited the construction site and took a review of work. Speaking over the delay in the project's completion, Aaditya pointed out, “I had pursued the progress of construction with the railway but no answer had been given for the delay. I had also written a letter to railway minister but there was no response on it, too. BMC officers had also taken various meetings with railway officials on the matter. Now, the railway is saying work will be completed till October 30."
He further said that the railway should publicly put forth reasons behind the technical problem it's facing. “If the railway does completes construction of the girder then the BMC can complete further work rapidly," he averred.
According to the WR officials, the first girder will be launched within the next three months and the second girder will be launched by August. The WR authorities are getting part of the bridge from Kota, where it's being built.
While speaking on the construction of an underground water tank, Aaditya said, "Considering the annual water-logging situation in Hindmata during every monsoon, the BMC has undertaken the tank's construction near Xavier's College. The tank has the capacity to collect around 2,87,00,000 litre of monsoon water.”
A similar water tank is also being constructed near Pramod Mahajan Udyan. The pumping stations and underground tanks will definitely provide relief to residents of Hindmata area from yearly inundation, he stated.
