Local Congress leaders have alleged that part of Cama Road at Andheri West, that was to be constructed by a developer, was instead completed by MLA Ameet Satam. As part of the benefit for more Floor Space Index (FSI) in an SRA project that he was developing, the builder was to construct and hand over the road to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). But now there are banners hailing Satam for completing the road that was pending for 80 years, in 15 days.
‘Helped locals’
When contacted, Ameet Satam said the road was constructed for around Rs 10 lakh. Satam said, “The locals wanted my intervention since the BMC was unable to construct the road as it falls under an SRA project. Until the project is completed the residents might have had wait for a proper road, and that is why I helped them. Why should they suffer without a road? Now the opposition is blaming me for doing work for citizens. Its rubbish that I have helped the developer, I have only helped the residents who came to me with their problem.”
Muzaffer Sabir Khan, a local resident, who had taken a lot of efforts for the development of road, said, “I first approached both the corporator and the MLA Ameet Satam. While the corporator said her hands were tied and she couldn’t help us, I pursued the issue with the MLA. After he visited the road, he told me that the neighbouring society should give a formal request letter saying this was their access road and they wanted it to be developed. Then he would help. The developer had said he couldn’t do anything and except for going to the elected representatives we had no choice.”
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