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Time of India
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Protest in Kolhapur over unsafe garden equipment at KMC facilities
Kolhapur: District office bearers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest on Thursday on the dangerous condition of garden equipment, such as swings and slides, installed at KMC gardens. The party workers brought toy sliders, swings, and seesaw equipment in front of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) building. Maharashtra state organisation secretary of AAP, Sandip Desai, said, "There are 54 KMC-managed gardens in the city. The children's slides, swings, and walkways at Padpath Udyan in the Rankala area have become dangerous for children to play on. This can cause a fatal accident at any time."A a security guard deployed by KMC at Rankala Padpath Udyan, said, that the footfall at the gardens increased three times in fifteen days due to summer holidays. Operation Sindoor Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed - check full list Did Pak shoot down Indian jets? What MEA said India foils Pakistan's attack on Jammu airport: What we know so far "Every single day, the public is questioning us regarding the poor condition of garden toys.."After the protest, the workers met KMC additional commissioner Rahul Rokade and gave him a statement of demands, along with several photos of broken garden toys and equipment from Lal Bahadur Shastri Garden, Indira Gandhi Baludyan, Rankala Garden, etc. AAP city president Uttam Patil said, "These risk-posing toys should be removed. New toys should be installed in fifteen days. If not, we will intensify our protest at KMC."
Time of India
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Activists oppose KMT bus services to fringe villages over taxpayer losses and merger proposal
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation 's (KMC) proposal to incorporate 18 fringe villages and two MIDCs has sparked a debate with activists from the pro-merger action committee voicing their concerns to additional municipal commissioner Rahul Rokade on Monday. During a meeting held at the standing committee hall, the activists argued that the Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT) bus service to these peripheral villages should be stopped immediately. They contended that the KMT, funded by taxes paid by Kolhapur residents, incurs losses exceeding Rs20 crore annually. The activists asserted that the KMC's priority should be to provide amenities to its tax-paying citizens rather than subsidizing transportation for those residing outside the city limits. Pro-merger activist Dilip Desai said, "We, the city dwellers, pay taxes, yet facilities are being extended to rural populations. We pay water tariffs, while individuals in the surrounding villages benefit from unauthorized water connections. The financial losses incurred by the KMC on these rural bus routes should be made transparent to the public." Speaking on this, KMC deputy commissioner Sanjay Sarnaik said, "As per RTO rule, KMT buses are running in the 20km radius. Out of the 61 routes of KMT buses, 21 are plying on the rural routes." However, Rokade said, "A meeting with civic administrator and pro-merger activists will be organised by the end of this week."
