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Time of India
04-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Panvel: 96 Pioneer CHS flat owners get eviction notices as building fails to obtain OC
Panvel City Municipal Corporation has issued evacuation notices to all 96 flat owners of Pioneer CHS, Panvel, citing lack of occupancy certificate (OC), while apparently sparing architects, structural or RCC consultants and builders/developers of accountability. The corporation recently discontinued their water tanker service, which was being provided free of cost since November 2023, resulting in accumulated costs of Rs 18.54 lakh, despite recurring water tax payment defaults. The Ground+12 storey building's occupants received possession in 2017, but the society failed to secure Transfer of Development Rights and meet other requirements due to unauthorised construction. Several government officials, including police personnel and other departmental staff, purchased flats in the building after 2017, alongside the original 46 members. PCMC's Panvel ward officer, Rupali Mane, requested a site inspection separately. However, the authority's actions have drawn scrutiny as neither the three former architects nor the Panvel-based builders/developers received notices regarding the unauthorised construction. The corporation issued notices under MRTP Act to select flat owners and the society on December 5, 2017, regarding illegal occupation. On June 28, 2021, they requested various documents, including TDR, taxes and bills documentation. The society executed registered and unregistered agreements with developers/builders on September 28, 2012 and October 20, 2015. They obtained Construction Commencement certificate and appointed an architect without specifying the developers/builders. One developer copied his response to the society and other partners. Despite these irregularities, three daily water tankers (Rs 1200 each) were supplied without billing, causing financial losses to the corporation under political pressure. Deputy engineer Vilas Chavan confirmed, "We have stopped the water tanker supply." The property includes four shops owned by a retired ACP's son and former senior police inspector-Panvel, with several police officials, constables and government employees owning chief Mangesh Chitale remained unavailable for comment despite Mirror sending text messages for comment.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Time of India
Begging racket exposes abuse and exploitation of children in Navi Mumbai
NAVI MUMBAI: A city activist recently captured on camera how a small seven-year-old beggar girl was beaten with a stick by a beggar woman at Vashi, Sector 17. The activist, Madhu Shankar, observed that the woman controls around a dozen kids who are forced to beg under the scorching sun on the roads. Each kid has to carry a small sling purse, and if the children are unable to fill up their purses with some money through begging, the woman hits them with the stick and orders them to beg more. "As soon as I started video recording this assault on the girl child, the older woman gestured for all the kids to run away and laughingly told me that they were just 'joking and playing'. However, I told her that I called the police, and so they should face the consequences," said Shankar. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai When the Vashi police arrived at the spot, they only rounded up the woman and another adult to be taken to the police station. "At the police station, the woman started making threatening gestures towards me and told the cops that they only sell flowers and do not beg. They also boasted that they know some 'DCP' in Maharashtra who will help them out," said the activist. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo The police then called the ChildLine officials, who are linked to the Maharashtra govt for woman and child development. The cops did not lodge an FIR, as they said that for the first offence, they have to warn the beggars, and if they are caught again, then they are arrested and sent to beggars' homes, etc. The activist Shankar said that these children do not get any basic education. To this, the ChildLine officials said that they will talk to NMMC to get some space in Vashi, where they can start the basic literacy of the beggar children. Altaf Kagazi of ChildLine told Mirror: "The beggars at Vashi belong to the Pardhi tribal community, which is quite backward in society. We will talk to the civic officials to start the basic literacy programme for beggar children." Also, city activists said that despite police combing operations, the beggars often return to the streets after a few days, which indicates there are kingpins behind the begging racket who need to be busted. Otherwise, the future of begging children will remain bleak, said Shankar. Last year, Mumbai Mirror also covered another cruel feature of the begging racket wherein small babies who are barely three to six months old are drugged by giving them some sedative so that they remain drowsy and sleep in the arms of an older beggar who begs at traffic signals, while showcasing the baby in arm to gain some pity from motorists. New Panvel-based social activist, Pastor K M Philip, of SEAL Ashram, which rescues and shelters homeless persons, recalled how he once came across a very ill beggar girl (called Vidya) who was made to lie down on a foot-over bridge of Bhandup railway station by her handlers in 2001. Philip informed the railway authorities and also admitted the minor girl to a hospital, but she passed away, after only asking the social activist to give her a 'roti' when she briefly woke up at the hospital. Philip recalled that the death of Vidya shook him up since she was suffering from TB and was also HIV positive, but still, she was forced to beg, by keeping a plastic begging bowl next to her. That particular day, when Philip admitted her, Vidya managed to collect Rs 65.50 in her begging bowl. Philip has kept this plastic jar with him all these years and called it 'Tears of Vidya'.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
96 Panvel flat owners get eviction notices as Ground+12 storey building fails to obtain OC
Panvel City Municipal Corporation has issued evacuation notices to all 96 flat owners of Pioneer CHS, Panvel, citing lack of occupancy certificate (OC), while apparently sparing architects, structural or RCC consultants and builders/developers of accountability. The corporation recently discontinued their water tanker service , which was being provided free of cost since November 2023, resulting in accumulated costs of Rs 18.54 lakh, despite recurring water tax payment defaults. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai The Ground+12 storey building's occupants received possession in 2017, but the society failed to secure Transfer of Development Rights and meet other requirements due to unauthorised construction. Several government officials, including police personnel and other departmental staff, purchased flats in the building after 2017, alongside the original 46 members. PCMC's Panvel ward officer, Rupali Mane, requested a site inspection separately. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo However, the authority's actions have drawn scrutiny as neither the three former architects nor the Panvel-based builders/developers received notices regarding the unauthorised construction. The corporation issued notices under MRTP Act to select flat owners and the society on December 5, 2017, regarding illegal occupation. On June 28, 2021, they requested various documents, including TDR, taxes and bills documentation. The society executed registered and unregistered agreements with developers/builders on September 28, 2012 and October 20, 2015. They obtained Construction Commencement certificate and appointed an architect without specifying the developers/builders. One developer copied his response to the society and other partners. Despite these irregularities, three daily water tankers (Rs 1200 each) were supplied without billing, causing financial losses to the corporation under political pressure. Deputy engineer Vilas Chavan confirmed, "We have stopped the water tanker supply." The property includes four shops owned by a retired ACP's son and former senior police inspector-Panvel, with several police officials, constables and government employees owning chief Mangesh Chitale remained unavailable for comment despite Mirror sending text messages for comment.
