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Mumbai mayor cancels Rs 2.9-crore civic tender after backlash
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde ordered the withdrawal of a Rs 2.9-crore tender for upgrades around her official residence at Byculla’s Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo. The civic administration cancelled it…
The Story in Brief
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde ordered the withdrawal of a Rs 2.9-crore tender for upgrades around her official residence at Byculla’s Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo. The civic administration cancelled it on Wednesday evening after opposition parties and citizens criticised the proposal, which followed an overhaul of the 6,000 sq ft heritage bungalow.
The tender covered noise barriers, paver blocks, water tanks, a container-based conference hall, rooms for servants and security staff, and mechanical and electrical work. Tawde said the work was not inside the bungalow and blamed the tender’s wording for creating a wrong impression. Opposition leader Kishori Pednekar rejected that explanation, while a senior civic official said such decisions came from the top.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative is that the mayor personally ordered a luxury bungalow makeover. Tawde denies requesting the work, and the tender was for the surrounding premises, not the bungalow itself. But the civic administration still needs to explain who approved a Rs 2.9-crore plan so soon after the heritage building’s overhaul. The useful test is simple: publish the tender file, approval trail and cancellation note, and show exactly what work was proposed.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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