The Times of India              20.12.2013 

Civic body compiles its property list after 20 years

NAVI MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has started the process of compiling an inventory of its properties in the city. Since it was formed in 1991 and first elected its members in 1995, the civic body has not maintained a property list .

NMMC is the owner of some 1,800 properties, including department offices, hospitals, schools, common facility centres (CFC), gardens and playgrounds. Some of them were developed by City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) and later handed over to NMMC. Thane Zilla Parishad had also handed over some offices, school and hospital buildings to the civic body and the latter has demanded more properties from Cidco. Hence a comprehensive record of civic property is yet to be made, said a civic official.

Deputy municipal commissioner (Estate) Dadasaheb Chabukswar said that his department has started preparing the list, "Civic commissioner Abasaheb Jarhad has instructed the officials to collect all details and prepare the property card of NMMC. We have already started the survey of all properties owned by the civic body."

NMMC has one civic hospital, 20 urban health centers, four Mother and Child hospitals, 65 schools, four fire brigade units, 165 gardens, one sports complex and many civic offices in the city. Most of the civic offices that are located in different nodes will be integrated at the new civic headquarter in CBD next month.

While education and local body tax departments are situated in Koparkhairane, planning and health department is working from the old NMMC building at sector 5 of CBD. The property tax department is operating from the NMMC building in Turbhe.

"Existing offices of these departments will be shifted to the new civic building in January. By then, many buildings will be vacant. NMMC will plan the future utilization of these empty buildings once the property card is ready." said a source from the civic chief's office.

Civic chief Abasahed Jarhad has instructed the officials to collect details and prepare the property card of NMMC. We have already started the survey of all properties owned by the civic body.