Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) standing committee on Wednesday put a maintain on a ₹2.94-crore renovation mission for the 46-year-old Veer Savarkar Municipal Market in Dadar (West), asking the BMC administration to audit of 20 BMC markets, that are in poor situation.
“BMC has 20 authorized market (Mandi) that requires some repairs. So, administration must survey the situation of the markets, together with the sanitation situations and accessible amenities. It additionally wants to handle the small print of coverage for market as it’s office for hundreds of individuals,” mentioned BMC standing committee chairman, Prabhakar Shinde, including that it must also recommend measures for restoration of the mandis.
The members of the committee disapproved the proposal for repairs of Mahim market, suggesting the redevelopment of a number of marketplaces in Mumbai. The committee members embrace BJP corporators Rakhee Jadhav and Sheetal Gambhir and AIMIM’s Zameer Qureshi.
They raised issues about mandis in their very own wards, which lack primary amenities like bogs for girls, who’re main sellers in fish markets.
“Veer Savarkar market is in poor situation. In 2013, 61 folks died in when market in dockyard collapsed. So, BMC ought to suppose on creating new market,” mentioned Mr. Qureshi.
He was backed by Ms. Gambhir, saying “BMC ought to present particulars on market coverage, which has been drafted. Additionally what number of occasions markets have been repaired?”
Ms. Jadhav and the Congress corporator appealed to the committee chairman to forestall the allocation of the decrease floor or basement to the sellers within the redeveloped market.
“The redeveloped market in Dadar is an instance that sellers are nonetheless promoting their merchandise on roads, as it’s not appropriate for his or her enterprise. In addition to, the drainage system is unhealthy. Such situations mustn’t occur to different markets.”
The controversy round market coverage was initiated following a structural audit that categorised the constructing as ‘C- 2’ (harmful).
The structural examination of the mentioned mandai was performed by the Market Division by means of the Structural Guide l Retro Fitters Consulting. The report mentions that the construction is beneath C-2 class, proposing main repairs for 46 years previous mandal.
The small print of the proposed works, contains structural repairs corresponding to putting in Galvalume sheets for roofing, cement plastering works for each inner and exterior areas as required.
Printed – July 16, 2026 11:03 am IST
