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Put metro concession agreement online: Info panel to MMRDA

In an order given by the state chief information commissioner, Ratnakar Gaikwad, the MMRDA commissioner has been directed to ensure that concession agreement and other details are put up online by month-end.

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Concession agreement, contract agreement, work orders, public private partnership agreement and other details of Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro rail line that were not online, will now be available for perusal.

In an order given by the state chief information commissioner, Ratnakar Gaikwad, the MMRDA commissioner has been directed to ensure that concession agreement and other details are put up online by month-end. The order was given on April 21 on an application filed by Vihar Durve, a resident of Pune. The order goes on to state that the compliance of the order should be sent to the commission office by June 6.

Durve in his application had sought details of concession agreement. dna had earlier reported about MMRDA denying to give the information because MMOPL had objected to it. Calling the information of public interest which will aid transparency and accountability in the functioning, the SIC stated that it should have been part of suo motu disclosure.

"It is a good order. I went to the commission because all this had not happened earlier. It did not happen because they do not follow directions of commissions and put up everything on their own. One should not feel the need to file RTI for such details. MMRDA should put up all these details at such place on the home page from where it is easily available. They should also put it up on notice board. Concession agreement, rate analysis, job analysis are information that people should know. Citizens will also get to know how much earning they have, or else, it will be come like toll contracts where citizens are paying and no one know just how much have they paid till now," said Durve.

Dilip Kawathkar, spokesperson of MMRDA, said, "We will go as per the RTI Act and the information commission's order."

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