Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Drainage works worth nearly Rs 800 crore underway in Satara–Deolai and across the east, central and west assembly segments have come under sharp criticism from corporators, who alleged poor monitoring and substandard execution.
The projects, funded under the Centre and State-backed AMRUT 2.0 scheme during former commissioner G. Srikant’s tenure, aim to make the city septic tank-free in newly developed residential areas. However, during the general body meeting, corporators alleged there was no effective supervision by the municipal corporation, and officials were not conducting site inspections. In Satara–Deolai, 225 km of the proposed 258 km drainage line has reportedly been laid, with 70% of the Rs 254 crore project cost already paid. PMC firm Yash Consultant has been appointed for oversight. Corporators Ganesh Lokhande, Savitri Vani, Surekha Sanap, Rajendra Janjal, Anita Ghodele, Shivaji Dandge, Vijay Autade, Balaji Munde, Rishi Jaiswal and Abdul Sameer alleged incomplete works, missing connections and deviations from approved plans. Commissioner Amol Yedge assured a review.
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Segment-wise Progress:
East constituency: 110 km of 188 km completed; project cost Rs 198 crore.
Central constituency: 98 km of 198 km completed; cost Rs 156 crore.
West constituency: 192 km of 212 km completed; cost Rs 160 crore; remaining work ongoing.