Dinesh Kamath's news 'AAP versus CIDCO' that was published in Newsband

AAP versus CIDCO

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: City and Industrial Development Corporation has collected a huge amount as surcharge from Central Railway as payment for the Harbour line infrastructure and Vashi creek bridge. This practice of paying surcharge continues even today even though more than 20 years have passed after construction of those infrastructures. This has infuriated some members of Aam Aadmi Party who question as to why the commuters have to pay the surcharge when CIDCO has received the full payment of constructing the infrastructures.

But CIDCO officials are now coming up with the explanation that the surcharge is being imposed on commuters not just to recover the money spent for Harbour line infrastructure And Vashi creek bridge but also other infrastructures made in the city of Navi Mumbai.

Another thing that is provoking the AAP members is the constant hike in the surcharge that is taking place. According to them such hikes are proving to be burdensome for commuters existing among common people.

The members of AAP are trying to appeal to the state as well as central government to stop this practice of making the commuters pay surcharge. They are also planning to stage an agitation and if necessary knock the doors of the High Court to obtain relief for commuters residing in the city