Dinesh Kamath's news item 'Controversy over Arunachal Pradesh guest house that is yet to come up in Navi Mumbai' that was published in Newsband

Controversy over Arunachal Pradesh guest house that is yet to come up in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: In October 2007 the government of state of Arunachal Pradesh, during the tenure of Dorjee Khandu, and US Roofs had signed the lease agreement for the construction of Arunachal Pradesh guest house-cum-emporium in Navi Mumbai. The agreement was meant for a period of 60 years. But now the Arunachal Pradesh unit of NCP has expressed its total opposition to this agreement claiming that it was "devoid of sound financial reasoning and against the long-term interests of the people of Arunachal."

NCP president Kahfa Bengia has sent a representation to CM Nabam Tuki, stating that amount of Rs 10.01 crore which was given for the lease was just a throwaway price.

Though US Roofs was to hand over the structure within 2.5 years from the date of obtaining the commencement certificate, more than five years have passed and the developer has neither handed over the building nor made any alternate arrangement for patients and students from Arunachal arriving in Mumbai and nearby cities.

Under the agreement, the developer is liable to provide alternative premises in the same area free of cost for temporary use if it failed to hand over the structure within the stipulated time.