MITHI REJUVENATION WORK MITHI WIDENING - POLITICAL ROAD BLOCK Dr. Kirit Somaiya, BJP Leader Gopal Shetty, President BJP Mumbai

APPEAL MITHI WIDENING “LET POLITICIANS BECOME STATESMEN” -- DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA

 Political Leaders Think and Act for Mumbai First.  Narrowness of vote bank keeping Mithi narrow.  No progress - Mithi widening since July 2006 Airport South (Kalpana Talkies / Kurla Kalina Road) CST/BKC Zone Kapadia Nagar area Parigh Khadi area. MITHI WIDENING – An Appeal

MITHI WIDENED…  Sanjay Gandhi Rashtriya Udyan till Airport  BKC to Mahim Creek Bridge.  Water bottleneck feared between Airport Kalpana Talkies Junction to BKC.

MITHI WIDENED…  The man-made water bottleneck to affect 7 sq. km area.  Shall affect Airlines Colonies, Kalpana Talkies Junction, LBS Marg Central Railway tracks near Kurla.

MITHI WIDENING  3 years are over to 26 th July  Widening work held up at Airport- Kalpana Talkies, Kurla.  Widening done from 60 to 300 feet…..  Suggestions of Experts Committees implimented at various places.

MITHI WIDENING  Good progress has been done Mithi Janmasthan, Vihar Lake Sanjay Gandhi Rashtriya Udyan Kranti Nagar side of Airport.

MITHI FINANCING  No contribution from Central Govt.  No contribution from State Govt.  The project Implemented by BMC and MMRDA from their own funds.

StretchLength (M) Width as per Chitale Committee /Brimstowad (M) Width as per CWPRS (M) Width achieved in Phase I (M) CST Bridge Kurla to Airport Taxi Way Bridge Airport Taxi Bay to 40 Airport New Bridge to M.V. road (Sakinaka) to 35 M.V.Road (Sakinaka to Ashok Nagar Ashok Nagar to JVLR JVLR to Filterpada to to 20 Width Statement – (MCGM)

Part of the river developed by BMC

Width Statement – (MMRDA) Chainage in MTR Exist width (MTR) Possible width (MTR) Possible widening BKC Side Possible widening LBS Road side

Part of the river developed by MMRDA

Width Statement – (MMRDA) Chainage in MTR Exist width (MTR) Possible width (MTR) Possible widening BKC Side Possible widening LBS Road side

Part of the river developed by MMRDA

Political Compromise…  Congress-NCP “Understanding”  Mithi be 150 to 180 feet  Airport (south) to CST & BKC  Political Pressures  Chief Secretary, MMRDA & BMC Commissioner coming under pressure

Effects of the Compromise  River will overflow at above places  Water logging & River Blockade  The area near Kalpana Talkies will be flooded again  Decision to save the local existing structures  To protect ‘Bhangarwalas’…  Disastrous for Mumbaikars

Effects of the decision…  Chitale & Experts Committees Report Thrown out  Rejuvenation work to be a waste.  Invitation to another “26 July”

Suggestions  Width of river at the spot should be kept at 100 mtrs or so as recommended by Experts.  Transparent decision to save this area from disaster  Bureaucrats & Executives to perform their duty to protect Mumbai  We appeal to the politicians to have ‘Healthy’ approach

Let us make the dream of MITHI VASTAVIKTA DHANYAWAD Kirit SomaiyaGopal Shetty