Dinesh Kamath's news item 'NMMC to improve the infrastructure in MIDC areas' that was published in Newsband

NMMC to improve the infrastructure in MIDC areas

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has cleared proposals worth over Rs 100 crore as part of its makeover plan for the MIDC areas within its jurisdicition.

NMMC plans to spend Rs 600 crore to improve the infrastructure in the MIDC areas. These include widening of roads, improving drainage and solid waste management system in the industrial areas.

NMMC is relying heavily on Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik to help them in this project. The NMMC authorities complain that many industries which fall within their jurisdiction have not paid their taxes. These industries have not paid the taxes since, according to them, NMMC has failed to provide them proper infrastructures.

Ganesh Naik has called upon the industrial units in the MIDC areas that fall within NMMC’s jurisdiction to pay up their taxes and cooperate with NMMC.

There are some industries who pay the taxes to the MIDC and they question as to why they should pay again to NMMC. But NMMC claims that taxes should be paid to them since without these taxes it will not be in a position to provide basic facilities to the residents.

CM Prithviraj Chavan has also intervened in the matter and agreed to reduce the LBT with the hope that this might resolve the issue.