Ameet Satam Promises Khataara Free Andheri
The Andheri MLA promises he will rid the area of khataaras in a couple of months as BMC and traffic police remove 10 autorickshaws from 90 ft road in a week. Abandoned vehicles cluttering roads of Andheri West will be rid for good over the “next couple of months”, MLA Ameet Satam has assured residents.
The promise came on the heels of 10 abandoned autorickshaws being towed away from 90 ft road just off Juhu Lane in Andheri since last week, bringing some relief to harried locals. The autorickshaws had particularly become a concern after one of them caught fire in December last year. Although there was no casualty or major damage, the incident fired up locals to pursue the matter with all authorities concerned and MLA Ameet Satam is all set to take required actions now.
Resident Jagruti Mody said their efforts finally began to bear fruit last week, when the BMC stuck warning notices, addressed to owners, on the vehicles that they would be towed away if not removed in 48 hours. “While that finally prompted some owners to remove their autorickshaws, the vehicles left unattended by taken away by the traffic police.”
An official from the traffic department confirmed the towing away of the khataaras. “Earlier, we did not have a place to take them but now, the BMC has allocated us a space at Juhu Vile Parle Development scheme. “We have taken around 100 khataaras from all over Andheri to this land in the past month.”
Ameet Satam said he will keep the momentum going. “I plan to keep in touch with the local ward office to ensure that all of Andheri West is rid of khataaras in the next couple of months.” Ameet Satam said these abandoned autorickshaws are not only encroachers of public spaces but also offer peddlers and consumers of drugs safe hideouts.
Keeping this concern in mind, the DN Nagar police have increased patrolling in the area. Senior Police Inspector Parmeshwar Gamane said his officers go around the area after dark to check on miscreants.
