CITIZENS FOR A BETTER MUMBAI

We are all craving for a better quality of life in Mumbai. Politicians have been promising us a Shanghai and a Singapore . It has not materialized. Indeed, many of us would say that things have got worse. We have discussed this, wrung our hands in despair, and waited endlessly for a noticeable improvement in our surroundings.

But the garbage continues to pile up, the traffic continues to be chaotic, the elderly and the infirm have no footpaths to walk on, there is no sign of the Rs. 25 lakhs each of our Corporators get per annum to spend on amenities. . . . the list is endless. All this despite paying high taxes to the civic body. The property tax whammy is just round the corner, make no mistake about this!

Conditions will not change - UNLESS we, the tax-paying citizens, sit up and DEMAND a better life. There are many problem areas. But these need to be addressed one after another, in a focused manner, and in unison. And we shall do so.

A few of us have therefore got together under a common banner called CITIZENS FOR A BETTER MUMBAI (CBM) to induce the BMC through the Right To Information (RTI) route to make life easier for us. For this, we need your active support and encouragement.

To begin with – we shall be taking up other common issues in Mumbai in quick succession - we have decided to focus on pedestrian (Zebra) crossings on Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg (from GPO to Sassoon Docks to Navy Nagar) by making mass applications under the Right To Information (RTI) Act to the “A” Ward Officer. Attached is a copy of the same. Please download it and fill in the appropriate blanks. Please support this move. Citizens’ voice is the only way to make life better in Mumbai. It doesn’t matter if you don’t live on S.B.S. Marg; I don’t. We shall shortly be taking up common issues all over the city. All we ask you to do is to open the attachment and

i. fill in DUPLICATE (one copy is for you) your name, address and signature
ii. Affix a Rs. 10/- Court Fee stamp (available at any Court)
iii. File it at the “A” Ward BMC office near RBI, Ballard Estate.

You could also send it duly filled and signed at my residence at 301 Shivala, Khatau Road , Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005, or at my office at 302 Marine Chambers, Opp SNDT University , 43 New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020.

We only ask for your support and an application with a Rs. 10/- Court Fee stamp. Let’s make our life better. Together we can. We must.