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HC raps BMC for ‘lethargic approach’ to set up doppler radar

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Terming as “lethargic” the approach of BMC in finalising a site to set up doppler radar system in the city, the Bombay High Court came down heavily on the civic chief for dragging his feet on the issue.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Ajoy Mehta appeared before a division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak, as directed last week by the high court.

Metha informed the court that he has granted sanction to set up the system on the site identified by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and the proposal would be placed before the Improvement Committee and then the General Body of the BMC for final approval.

BMC counsel S U Kamdar, however, pointed out that a portion of the site has been demarcated for setting up a reservoir to supply drinking water to the city.

The court sought to know by when the committee would meet to discuss on the issue.

“We want the committee to hold a meeting immediately and also ensure that IMD officials are also included in the meeting. The civic body has already wasted a lot of time by not following court orders and not fulfilling commitments made by it before us,” Chief Justice Chellur said.

“This is an important issue considering what happened in the city during the deluge in the past (referring to the July 26, 2005 flood). I don’t want Mumbai to go dark again like in the past during monsoon. Life came to a standstill then. I don’t want people of Mumbai to suffer. The city requires for this doppler radar system to be set up immediately,” the bench said.

The HC said it expects the civic chief to take all efforts to ensure that the committee holds a meeting at the earliest, and posted the matter for further hearing next week.

“The civic chief shall remain present before us next week also and tell us the date on which the committee would hold the meeting. All this work happens faster when the chief (Mehta) appears before us,” the bench said.

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