Adc 23 july 2013

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Regd. No. MH/MR/South-160/2012-14 RNI Regn. No. 43675/1985 MUMBAI TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013 32 PAGES `3 Website: www.afternoondc.in

Aft er oo ORDINANCE TO NEGATE SC ON DANCE BARS?

DESPATCH & COURIER

By Suresh Golani

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ess than a day after a 48year-old housewife succumbed to injuries after the two-wheeler she was riding skidded on a pothole near the Railway Over Bridge in Vasai (East), the rogue potholes there have temporarily been filled up with paver blocks. But the blame game over potholes is already underway, with the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) putting the onus of developing the road on the Maharashtra Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). While the MMRDA has recently approved a project for constructing a road network of over 90 km in Vasai, it is still not clear if the pockmarked road near Chimaji Appa Garden, where the mishap took place on Friday, is a part of the project. “Even though the road comes under

COVER UP Killer stretch before repairs...

the jurisdiction of the Public Works Department, the responsibility of development lies with the MMRDA,” con-

firmed newly appointed VVMC chief, Govind Rathod, who was still not sure as to who (the VVMC or MMRDA)

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By Suyash Padate

espite the Supreme Court order, the state government is firm on its stand to keep dance bars shut across the state. It has therefore decided to amend the law, perhaps through an ordinance, which discriminates between dance bars and the star hotels. Replying to a query in the Assembly yesterday, Home Minister R R Patil said, “The state government will take a decision in two days on the verdict of the Supreme Court that upheld the Bombay High Court’s decision to quash the ban on dance bars. We have sought legal opinion from experts in Mumbai and New Delhi. The government is also seeking the opinion of the Attorney General. The state government is of the view that the ban on dance bars should continue.” “The government is seriously considering withdrawal of dance performance licenses to star hotels to remove the disparity. The discrimination in the Bombay Police Act will be addressed by the state and, if needed, the dance bar licenses issued to star hotels (3 or 5 star) will be withdrawn,” he added further. Bala Nandgaonkar of the MNS had raised this query. He, along with the senior PWP legislator Ganpatrao Deshmukh, wanted to know the steps being taken by the state government on

Blame-game over killer potholes begins, even as paver blocks are placed along risky stretch that traffic police had already warned VVMC about

...and after repairs

had carried out the temporary repair works on the stretch of road (see pic). “I will inquire and get back

with details regarding who filled the potholes with paver blocks last night,” said Rathod while speaking to this

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correspondent. “Our traffic department had officially intimated the civic administration about the impending threats to pedestrians and motorists, due to potholeriddled roads, but unfortunately no action was taken,” claimed Additional SP (Thane-Rural), Sangramsingh Nishaandar. 48-year-old Asha Damdhare, residing in the Colasso Wadi area of Gohvire, met with a fatal accident when her Activa bike skidded over a pothole near the Vasai ROB at about 7:45 pm on Friday. Damdhare had managed to dodge several potholes, but apparently lost her balance after she accidentally hit a huge one located right in the middle of the road. She was rushed, profusely bleeding, to the Golden Park Hospital where, after battling for life Continued on pg 8 «


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