Nandivali residents' eviction notices: panel seeks action against KDMC assistant commissioner

A fresh dispute over redevelopment has erupted in Nandivali, in Kalyan East. The Kalyan Gramin 27 Gaon Sanrakshan Sangharsh Hakk Samiti has made a serious allegation that Sunil Londhe, an assistant commissioner of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), is sending notices asking people to vacate their homes at the behest of a builder. Residents of the area are angry over the matter. The committee has demanded immediate action against the officer concerned.

According to the committee, redevelopment activity is under way in Nandivali, and notices related to vacating homes are being served on people in the midst of it. The committee alleges that the builder's pressure lies behind these notices. Its office-bearers say that if municipal officials are sending notices to people at a builder's behest, it is a very serious matter. The committee's position is also that rules and due legal process must be followed when any decision is taken about people's homes.

The committee's office-bearers contacted Londhe to seek his response. The committee claims that Londhe then told them he was on leave. However, the committee says KDMC has not sanctioned any leave for Londhe, and it has therefore also questioned his leave. It is demanding that the administration clarify the entire matter.

The committee's office-bearers have turned aggressive over the issue. The committee has demanded immediate action against Assistant Commissioner Sunil Londhe and a thorough inquiry into the allegation that notices were sent to people at a builder's behest. The office-bearers have warned that if no action is taken against the officials concerned within the next two days, a sharp agitation will be launched at the KDMC headquarters.

In this connection, the committee's office-bearers went to the KDMC headquarters and met officials. Ratan Patil, Ankush Mhatre, Sumit Wazhe, Satyawan Mhatre, Madhukar Mali, Pralhad Gaikar, Shivaji Mali and Hemant Patil were present.

The dispute over Nandivali's redevelopment could intensify. An official clarification from the KDMC administration will be important on the reasons behind the notices served on people, whether rules were followed and what the role of the officials concerned is.