MITHI/DESILTING SCAM–PART 7- NOW THE ZOO scam!!
Many people are glad that at least the much needed cleansing process has commenced in the BMC. Many also want to take credit for the same but my earnest request to all these people who want to take credit is to ensure that the entire cleansing is done and not in part. Mr Prasad Lad who initiated this scam in Vidhan Sabha has recently met CP Deven Bharti who in turn has briefed CM Devendra Fadnavis about the gravity of corruption that exists in the BMC.
Mithi was just the tip of the iceberg. Ever since Mr Ketan Kadam has been put behind bars, I am flooded with a lot of information which pinpoints all the loose ends within the MCGM administration and how a person coming from an Hospitality line seems to have exploited it to the hilt. Fact is that he was not alone. He was helped by consultants, BMC engineers, contractors & technology providers who all were on his payroll. This all needs to be investigated to open up Pandora’s box as to how much money has been looted so far.
Investigation needs to be done as to how Mr Ketan is connected with the recent Mithi development project. What conditions have been put by him, for him, in the tender to take credit that no bidder could be qualified without approaching him. Ketan was the brand ambassador for many technology providers and the BMC engineers played a vital role in sending those technology providers to him & then Ketan with their help used to inject those conditions in the tender. So the Engineers who helped Ketan and scammed the corporation, their role also needs to be ascertained as also the technology providers who tied up with Ketan and manipulated the system. ED and EOW, hope you are taking notes!
So there is a very strong influence of Ketan in the bids of Mithi where he manipulated the tenders using the help of Pump Operators or the Silt Pusher machine. He also had various tie ups with international companies whose conditions were made mandatory for use especially for Bio-Remediation or for the ZOO project now.
Coming to the ZOO project, one such tie up has been made mandatory which only Mr Ketan can provide. It seems that both the bidders are in active discussion with him even after him being lodged inside Arthur Road. Currently, it is Skyway projects which is all set to bag the project and will be supported by Dev Engineering. A tie up already exists between the controversial Mr Romill & Mr Ketan to inject the said criteria.
Investigation agencies need to focus on the connections surrounding Mr Ketan for them to conclude. I have already provided the names of the Engineers, and moving next will soon provide the names of the construction companies and all the technology providers without whom Ketan could not have been successful in scamming the corporation.
Vikrant Meena Hemant Joshi.
