Community upliftment or misuse of public funds?
The Free Press Journal|August 27, 2024
The BMC has initiated a Rs500 crore rejuvenation and beautification project for the historic Shri Siddhivinayak Temple complex in Prabhadevi.
Rucha Kanolkar
Community upliftment or misuse of public funds?

The project, which will unfold in five phases, has drawn sharp criticism from local activists, who argue that it is an unnecessary expenditure of taxpayers' money and primarily serves the interests of the temple trust rather than the local community.

The project's first phase will commence with a foundation stone-laying ceremony on September 7, officiated by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The BMC had floated a global tender for the work surrounding the centuries-old temple, and one company has been finalised to execute the project.

A senior BMC official stated, "The entire project is estimated to cost Rs500 crore.

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