An activist has alleged that the BMC has fooled the PMO by giving false information on the construction of the toilet in E-ward
After spending lakhs of rupees on construction of toilets in the Ward no 209 of E-Ward, under the national programme of the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, it has remained closed for the past one year.
Further, it has come to the light that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has fooled the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) by providing them with false information.
RTI activist Anil Galgali, in his written complaint, has demanded that the toilet be immediately made functional and has demanded strong action against the concerned officer, Chandan Dongre, for misleading and sending false information to the PMO.
RTI activist Anil Galgali had sent a complaint to the PMO about a toilet which was constructed under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan in Ward No 209 of the E-Ward, which has been shut for the past one year.
“At the time when the enquiry was initiated, instead of opening up the toilet for public use the Assistant Engineer Chandan Dongre sent a false information to the PMO and misled them. The complaint was forwarded to senior bureaucrat Bipin Mallik and through him it moved to Medha Gadgil, Manisha Mhaiskar and the Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta finally ending up at the table of the assistant engineer in the Solid Waste Management (SWM) department, Chandan Dongre, for action.
Dongre, in his reply to the PMO, informed that the construction has been completed and the process of appointment of the CBO is in process. Once the CBO is appointed, the toilet will be opened up for public use. This information was sent, despite the fact that, the same toilet was inaugurated by the Assistant Municipal Commissioner Sahebrao Gaikwad on January 12, 2018, thereby proving that Dongre by providing false information tried to mislead the PMO,” Galgali said.
In his letters addressed to PM Narendra Modi, CM Devendra Fadnavis, Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta, DMC Ashok Khaire and Harshad Kale, Anil Galgali has demanded that the toilet be immediately opened for use of the public and demanded strict action against AE Chandan Dongre for providing false information.
“The work order is issued after the CBO is appointed. However, political interference, namely due to non-clearance of the verbal permission of the corporator had been creating an obstruction in the smooth implementation of the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, thereby making a mockery of the national programme,” Galgali said.