Friday, December 3, 2010

Navi Mumbai Airport

Defence Ministry Gives Clearance

Staff Reporter / Navi Mumbai

Though the environment clearances for the proposed greenfield airport project here came after much inordinate delay, the nod for the same from the country’s defence establishment has come in just a few days.

The Maharashtra state government received a letter from the Union Defence Ministry on December 1, giving the green signal to the Navi Mumbai airport,

Following the environmental clearance given by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) last week, the state chief minister Prithviraj Chavan wrote to Union Defence Minister A K Antony for a speedy defence clearance, say sources.

It is gathered that the Navy had said that they had no jurisdiction over the Navi Mumbai site. Apparently, the India Air Force (IAF)head quarters examined the proposal and the defense ministry cleared it with fifteen conditions.

The conditions require that all income and outgoing planes must have defence clearances. Military planes must be exempt from parking, landing and housing charges and the radio navigational facilities must be made available to defence authorities.

The IAF has also reportedly stated that there must be effective coordination detween the IAF-controlled Lohegaon airport in Pune’s air traffic control.

Officials now say that only the forest clearance is pending now and they could have some reservations as the Karnala bird sanctuary is located nearby.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Guardian min comes to aid of road mishap victim

George mendonca. TOI
Guardian minister Ganesh Naik has set an example for other politicians to follow by actually implementing the idiom-‘Action speaks louder than words’ by actually halting his car and making arrangements to admit a road accident victim to the hospital.
The entire incident was witnessed by a Vashi resident Unnikrishnan Nair(39), an entrepreneur in the field of information technology, who was traveling in his car o the Thane-Belapur Road.
On Firday, at around 12.15pm, an ST Bus, which was speeding form Thane towards Panvel, hit a pedestrian near the tempo stand opposite the railway station in Rable while he was crossing the highway. While the victim was lying beside the road bleeding from his face, the passersby did not anything except for crowding around and creation a chaos. MLA Naik, who was coming from Thane towards Navi Mumbai with his escort, halted at the sport to enquire what was wrong. Learning about the injured pedestrian, the legislator_without wasting any time immediately informed the Rabale traffic police by a wireless message and made arrangements to get the accident victim admitted to Mahajan hospital, the closest hospital in the area.
Constable Balu Shinde and Umesh Koli, who were on duty at Rabale nake, were informed by a passing motorist that an accident has taken place near the Rable tempo stand. At the same time, they got the wireless message form Naik and immediately reached the spot. Naik even offered his car to transport the victim to the hospital. But the cops took the victim to the hospital in an uato.
Constable Balu Shinde said, “The victim has been identified as Krushna Bora Deokar (30), a resident of Hanuaman Nagar in Nocilnaka. He is a daily wage labourer. He has sustained injuries above his left eye and minor burses on his left shoulder. The doctors have given 6-7 stitches to Deokar’s wounds above the eye. The ST driver and conductor had fled from the spot, fearing that the mob may beat them up. The driver, however, later presented himself at Rabale police station. He has been identified as Sudhakar Dattatray Patil (40) and has been booked under the motor vehicle Act for rash and negligent driving.”
When contacted, MLA Ganesh Naik said, “It’s time that the citizens give up their tendency to act as mute spectators in cases where they happen to witness a accident by not lending a helping han to the casualty. They can at least in form the police so that the victim gets immediate medical attention. I did my duty as a responsible citizens and a sense of humanity.”

Guardian min comes to aid of road mishap victim

George mendonca. TOI
Guardian minister Ganesh Naik has set an example for other politicians to follow by actually implementing the idiom-‘Action speaks louder than words’ by actually halting his car and making arrangements to admit a road accident victim to the hospital.
The entire incident was witnessed by a Vashi resident Unnikrishnan Nair(39), an entrepreneur in the field of information technology, who was traveling in his car o the Thane-Belapur Road.
On Firday, at around 12.15pm, an ST Bus, which was speeding form Thane towards Panvel, hit a pedestrian near the tempo stand opposite the railway station in Rable while he was crossing the highway. While the victim was lying beside the road bleeding from his face, the passersby did not anything except for crowding around and creation a chaos. MLA Naik, who was coming from Thane towards Navi Mumbai with his escort, halted at the sport to enquire what was wrong. Learning about the injured pedestrian, the legislator_without wasting any time immediately informed the Rabale traffic police by a wireless message and made arrangements to get the accident victim admitted to Mahajan hospital, the closest hospital in the area.
Constable Balu Shinde and Umesh Koli, who were on duty at Rabale nake, were informed by a passing motorist that an accident has taken place near the Rable tempo stand. At the same time, they got the wireless message form Naik and immediately reached the spot. Naik even offered his car to transport the victim to the hospital. But the cops took the victim to the hospital in an uato.
Constable Balu Shinde said, “The victim has been identified as Krushna Bora Deokar (30), a resident of Hanuaman Nagar in Nocilnaka. He is a daily wage labourer. He has sustained injuries above his left eye and minor burses on his left shoulder. The doctors have given 6-7 stitches to Deokar’s wounds above the eye. The ST driver and conductor had fled from the spot, fearing that the mob may beat them up. The driver, however, later presented himself at Rabale police station. He has been identified as Sudhakar Dattatray Patil (40) and has been booked under the motor vehicle Act for rash and negligent driving.”
When contacted, MLA Ganesh Naik said, “It’s time that the citizens give up their tendency to act as mute spectators in cases where they happen to witness a accident by not lending a helping han to the casualty. They can at least in form the police so that the victim gets immediate medical attention. I did my duty as a responsible citizens and a sense of humanity.”

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Min Naik Bats for Pre-2000 slums

Allays fears of slum dwellers following HC Order against illegal huts
Thane District Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik has assured that the slums that came up in the city prior to 2000 will be given all the protection, subject to the final order by the Supreme Court on the petition pending in this regard. Naik also ordered the officials concerned to initiate action against slumlords who are encroaching upon government land and cheating innocent people.

Addressing a rally of slum dwellers at Turbhe Stores, Naik said that after regularizing the slums till 1995, the state government has already filed a petition in this regard with the Supreme Court. While there will be no action against the slums till 1995, we will try and provide all possible protection to the slums that have come up before 2000, subject to the SC order,” Naik said.

Panic triggered among people after the MIDC, CIDCO and civic authorities issued eviction notices to people following issued eviction notices to people following the Bombay High Court order to remove unauthorized construction on government land. Given the high confusion among general public regarding the notices, MLA Sandeep Naik had organised the public meeting
During the meeting, Ganesh Naik elaborated on every aspect of the issue so as to clear the confusion among thousands of people gathered for the meeting. Besides Sandeep Naik, MIDC officials, Thane Tehsildar Krishna jadhav, BDO Balasaheb Chatur, former chairman of NMMT Sasi Damodaran, local Police officials, corporations, and other office bearers were also present at the meeting.

Naik explained that the notices issued by authorities concerned are for survey of unauthorized constructions on government land and not for demokition of houses. “Those who have got the notices should submit the ownership documents to the authorities concerned. Around 90% houses in Turbhe Stores are pre-1995. Since the government is regularized these constructions, their demolition is out of question,” Naik said adding, “Slum dwellers should be assured that no action will be taken against them. I will even go to jail to protect the slum dwellers in the city.”
He also came down heavily on the self proclaimed saviours of slum dwellers. “Some people are trying to gain political mileage over the issue of notices. These people are misleading innocent people creating issues which do not exist. People should be aware of such leaders,” Naik said. He also assured the slum dwellers that everyone would get a pukka house once the SRA scheme is implemented in the city.

Relief for industries

Ganesh Naik orders reduction in property tax
Vashi : Thane District Gurardian Minister Ganesh Naik has agreed to consider a review of the tax structure applicable to industrial units situated in TTC MIDC area. It has brought a sigh of relief to an estimated 4,354 small and large industrial units in the area.
The industries, especially those organized under the banner of the Small Scale Entrepreneurs Association, have been fighting against NMMC for remaining out of its clutches. They filed a writ in the Bombay high court which dismissed it. They went in appeal to the supreme Court which also refused to give relief to them.
That provided the necessary lever to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation which intensified its drive to recover the arrears of tax from them. During the last month or so, it served notices on 618 of them and initiated recovery proceedings against 223 of them who failed to pay up. It sealed the factory premises of 72 other defaulter. In this manner, it has managed to rake in Rs 32 crore of the total of Rs 52 Crores owed by the industries.
It is under these trying circumstances that a delegation consisting of representatives the large units, Small Scale Industries Association called on the Guardian minister Ganesh naik seeking his intervention. After hearing their grievances, Naik ordered NMMC to consider reducing tax rates. He also ordered that the time limit of two weeks given to the industries for clearing the arrears be extended to four weeks. He also directed NMMC to draft a proposal for reducing of taxes and bring it before the General Body during its next meeting. All these decision have brought a sigh of relief among the industrialists.
The meeting was attended by Mayor Sagar Naik, Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nahata, MP Dr Sanjeev Naik, MLA Sandeep Naik and Standing Committee Chairman Anant Sutar among others.

Use CCTV cameras to monitor Ganpati, Ramzan Crowds: Naik

Guardian Minster talks with senior police, admn officials to ensure security during festivals
DNA Correspondent.
In Order to see the festival season concludes in a peaceful and harmonious manner, Thane District Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik recently instructed administrative and police department heads from the region to resort to strict and hi-tech security measures.
Residents of the satellite city and rest of the district are all geared up to celebrate the festivals of Ramzan Eid and Ganeshotsav on September 10 and September 11 respectively, even as Janmashtami was celebrated in a peaceful manner on Thursday.
During the meeting held with Boisar MP Baliram Jadhav, MLA Vilas Tare, Thane District Collector AL Jarhad; Municipal Commissioners of Thane, Navi Mumbai, Mira-Bhayander and Ulhasnagar; City Commissioner of Police Ahmed Javed and Thane (Rural) Superintendant of Police Visheas Nangare-Patil at the state Secretariat, Naik asked the senior officials to focus on maintaining law and order in the region.
The minister, who also heads the Excise and Non-con-ventional Energy Departments in the cabinet, asked the officials to install metal detectors and CCTV cameras in the premises of the Ganesh Pandals that attract scores of devotees. At the places of immersions, Naik ordered to deploy swinmmers, pressing of serviced boats and make available life jackets.
“We will be training activists of Ganesh pandals in view of ensuring tight security during the festival. Apart from that CCTV cameras will be installed on the routes heading to immersion places,” Javed said.
Speaking about the TMC’s preparations, Thane Civic chief preparations, Thane civic chief R A Rajeev briefed the minister that the corporation had created eight artificial ponds, while Ganesh idols acceptance centres will be opened on the day of immersion.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Progress Is The Top Agenda For The Next Five Years – Declares Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik At Ncp “gratitude Meet”

The NCP couldn’t chose a more better day to thank voters than the day when the young Sagar Naik took charge as the Mayor of Navi Mumbai, as Mayor Sagar Naik holds promise and so does NCP for the next five years for the development and progress of Navi Mumbai.
The Navi Mumbai NCP called for a meet to express gratitude to Navi Mumbaikars for electing NCP to majority in NMMC. The NCP recorded its biggest victory in the history of NMMC Elections by sweeping to majority with 59 seats including that of independents. The NCP meet held to say “thank you” to voters was held at R F Naik School Grounds at Koperkhairane. Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik, MP Dr. Sanjeev Naik, MLA Sandeep Naik and new Mayor Sagar Naik were present for the meet along with all the corporators and party workers of the party who gathered in large numbers. Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik felicitated new elected Mayor Sagar Naik and Dy. Mayor Bharat Nakhate.

Following this the Minister also felicitated all the corporators of the party who have won the elections. Addressing the crowd gathered for the meet, Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik said that over all development and progress of Navi Mumbai will be their top priority for the next five years. For this the Minister said that he plans to form an advisory committee that will have representatives from all industries and sector of Navi Mumbai to ensure that every voice was heard in planning the next stage of development projects for the city. The Minister advised all the corporators who won the elections that the posts of MP, MLA and corporators were not to decorate personal profiles but to work for the people of Navi Mumbai who voted for them and elected them to power.

Enthusiastic that the party had won 55 seats excluding independents supported by NCP, the Minister also shared, perhaps for the first time, that often everything his predicts politically for anyone turns out to be true. In other words his political analysis is often accurate. Speaking to the media after the address, Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik shed light on his plans to form an advisory committee in the city. The youngest entrant of the Naik family – Sagar Naik has adorned the role of the city mayor. The Minister voiced confidence in Sagar Naik’s capabilities as he takes charges of the highest political office of Navi Mumbai.

In the past both sons of Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik – MP Dr. Sanjeev Naik and MLA Sandeep Naik won the trust of citizens with their work record and determination to work for the welfare of the people. That’s why Sagar Naik too seems to have a potential that promises to translate into focused work for the development of the city in the coming years.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Senior Ncp Leaders Shower Praises On Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik’s Remarkable Victory In Navi Mumbai Polls

The success story of Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik led NCP in Navi Mumbai has boost the spirits of the NCP party that is hoping to repeat the success in MCGM Elections 2012. In a meeting held in Mumbai, senior party leaders of NCP including party Supremo Sharad Pawar showered praises on Ganesh Naik and appealed to party workers to make progress their mantra for the municipal polls scheduled for 2012 in the state.
Now NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar is advising his party workers to tread the same path as Ganesh Naik has to replicate the success the party got in Navi Mumbai in the municipal polls scheduled for in Mumbai and Thane next year. Not only Sharad Pawar but all senior NCP leaders who had gathered for Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanthi celebrations in Mumbai showered praises on Ganesh Naik for NCP’s landslide victory in NMMC Elections. NCP leader Majod Menon requested Sharad Pawar to give them Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik, MP Dr. Sanjeev Naik and MLA Sandeep Naik for MCGM elections.
NCP Working Committee Member Nivedita Mane too praised Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik’s leadership skills. On the other hand State Rural Development Minister Jayant Patil said that NCP was fighting on their own strength in Navi Mumbai and in an alliance with Congress at Auragabad but the NMMC Elections results proved the magic that NCP can create if you have a good team, a strong record of public work and leadership skill like that of Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik.
Now voters have become alert and vote for those who work for them. And in Navi Mumbai Ganesh Naik has set the best example of how to work for the public. Home Minister R R Patil gave Navi Mumbai the title of being the “Mecca of Secularism”. He congratulated Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik under whose leadership NCP had fought not only against BJP-Shiv Sena and MNS but even their alliance partner Congress. Even Union Aviation Minister Praful Patel was all praises of Ganesh Naik.Dy. Chief Minister Chagan Bhujbal appreciated the efforts put in by Ganesh Naik for decades. State NCP President Madhukar Pichad said that Ganesh Naik had done ideal work in Navi Mumbai. He said that elections in Navi Mumbai have shown that people do not support those who try to divide citizens on the basis of religion of language. He even advised party leaders to follow the footsteps of NCP in Navi Mumbai and give new and young people more opportunities in the polls next year
Sharad Pawar felicitated Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik, MP Dr. Sanjeev Naik, MLA Sandeep Naik and Navi Mumbai Mayor Anjani Bhoir who led the NCP team in NMMC Elections. Sharad Pawar also felicitated the newly elected party corporators during the meeting. NCP’s victory in Navi Mumbai has compelled even senior NCP leader to accept that progress work, good leadership skills and interaction with people at ground root level is the only way of winning the mandate of the people.

City Pays Tribute To The Man Who Wrote The Constitution Of India As Ambedkar Jayanti Celebrated In Navi Mumbai

Ambedkar Jayanthi was celebrated in the city with enthusiasm. We pay tribute to the late Bharat Ratna Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar with this report.
Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik and MP Dr. Sanjeev Naik were present to light the torch of peace at Vashi that was taken in a race rally till Dadar. The event was organised by Loknete Ganesh Naik Pratishthan, Mumbai. During the event the president for this association spoke to the media. Thane MP Dr. Sanjeev Naik spoke on the importance of the day.
The residents from round the city remembered the great leader, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar on his 119th birth anniversary. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar had fought for the welfare of the people in Mahad. Today in his memory the youth of Mahad and Turbhe got together and came all the way from Mahad till Turbhe with a lighting torch spread the message of peace. The President of the Shantidut Charitable trust Somnath Mane spoke on the day celebrations.
On the day, the Maharashtra State Electricity Board also organized a Buddha Vandana in MSEDC colony in Vashi. We spoke with Dilip Gaikwad, founder of Indrabai Charitable Trust who said that if one follows the ideology of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, a progressive change can be seen in the society.

We Will Get Fsi For Navi Mumbai At Any Cost – Asserts Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik In An Exclusive Interview With Nmtv Editor-in-chief Dr. Ravi

After Chief Minister Ashok Chavan’s visit, the issue of FSI has once surfaced. Reacting to the entire issue, Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik has said that he will get FSI for Navi Mumbai at any cost. He was speaking in an exclusive interview with NMTV Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ravi Subbaiah at the NMTV Studio. Before you watch the interview we bring to you a quick flashback on the principle approval to 2.5 FSI and where the issue stands today.The tragic tales of apartment owners living in dilapidated CIDCO buildings across Navi Mumbai is not different from the other. Some are living in conditions that are threat to human occupancy while others are living in make-shift arrangements – all residents living how dreams of a home turned into nightmares. Its not like the issue has never been taken up – problem is it’s been taken up far too often; mostly during elections. That’s why residents were loosing faith until Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik took up the issue in front of Chief Minister Ashok Chavan’s visit to Navi Mumbai in June 2009. Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik persistently followed up the matter with the Chief Minister’s office, in August came the announcement that the Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in a meeting with Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik had given in-principle approval of 2.5 FSI to dilapidated CIDCO apartments. Unlike all the previous assurances and promises, the Thane Guardian Minister’s announcement that came before assembly elections had credible value. This is because Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik has already set a precedent on this front with the re-development of C-Type Ganesh Towers in Sector 1, Vashi. The C Type apartments of Navi Mumbai were just like any CIDCO apartments that reeled under inhuman conditions and even posed as a threat to residents of the building. Residents spoke to NMTV News and recalled how their homes were under dilapidated conditions.
No points for guessing that the residents of C Type Ganesh Tower residents, who saw Ganesh Naik work against all odds to ensure that their redevelopment project happened now staunchly believe that only Ganesh Naik can make redevelopment with 2.5 FSI a reality for dilapidated CIDCO apartments. In these municipal elections, FSI forms the prime election issue for all parties. And the issue was a hot topic during the Chief Minister Ashol Chavan’s election rally in Navi Mumbai. While the Chief Minister ended up assuring that they city would get FSI in due course of time.
Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik has reacted to the same for the first time in an exclusive interview with NMTV Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ravi Subbaiah. Speaking at NMTV Studio, Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik says that even though the Chief Minister Ashok Chavan wants to give FSI, the Congress in Navi Mumbai is playing politics. Looking completely determined, Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik asserted that come what may he will get FSI in Navi Mumbai at any cost.
Though NCP and Congress might not be in an alliance in NMMC both the parties share power at the center and the state. And like wise people, neither partner of the alliance will work against the interest of the aam admi. So rest assured, there’s no doubting that Chief Minister Ashok Chavan will endorse the 2.5 FSI demand of Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik because the top priority of both the leaders is to work for the welfare of the common man.