The Times of India            01.10.2013 

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation may ground overhead wires

NAVI MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has plans to remove all overhead wires and lay them underground. The civic standing committee, on Thursday, will take up the proposal for discussion to lay overhead power lines in Mahape underground. "Overhead wires pose a threat to people. Hence the idea to go underground has been floated by the NMMC. The members of the standing committee will discuss the proposal that would cost Rs12 crore," a senior civic official said. Mahape, a major industrial hub, is a suburb located near Ghansoli. Even if the proposal gets approved, the actual work will not begin soon."One will have to wait till the end of the monsoon to commence work," the official added. Besides laying underground wires, the standing committee will be discussing road repair in Vashi.

The standing committee meeting is held every Wednesday, but this time itwas postponed by a day to accommodate Gandhi Jayanti.

Navi Mumbai:The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is undertaking the task of removing overhead public utilities ire and laying them underground. The standing committee on Thursday will take up the proposal for discussion to free a stretch of Mahape off overhead power and other utility wires and laying them underground. "Overhead wires pose a threat to people. Hence the idea to underground wires has been floated by the NMMC. The members of the standing committee will discuss the proposal to lay underground wires. The cost of carrying out the work will be Rs 12 crore," a senior civic official said. Mahape a major industrial hub is suburb of Mumbai located near Ghansoli.

Even if the proposal gets approval of the civic body for laying underground cables, the actual work will not begin anytime soon. "One will have to wait till end of the monsoon to commence the work," the official added.

Besides laying underground wires, the standing committee will be discussing repair work of roads in areas of Vashi. The standing committee meeting is held on every Wednesday, but this time the meeting is being postponed by a day as on October 2, there is public holiday on occasion of Gandhi jayanti.