Mumbai: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has come down strongly on the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) for not conducting a survey regarding the number of slums in Mumbai, and on the state government for failing to recover Rs1,120 crore from the Mumbai International Airport Limited.
The CAG criticised the government for non-recovery of dues from MIAL which is redeveloping Mumbai airport. The project involved shifting the slums abutting the airport into houses being built for them by a builder, HDIL which received land for the same. The cost of the relocation was to be borne by MIAL. The CAG said at a conservative estimate of Rs4 lakh per rehabilitation tenement, the amount recoverable from MIAL was Rs1,120 crore. Until October 2011, this amount was not recovered.
Further, the state at the request of MIAL extended its deadline for the project but never collected the amount which works out to Rs84 crore. It also noted that in all the slum rehabilitation schemes, the SRA approved relaxation of norms for ensuring open spaces.
18/04/12 Amberish K Diwanji/Daily News & Analysis
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