Mumbai:It needs the clout of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray to get things going in the Sena-BJP-controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Apparently, the BMC had not followed up on clearances for 22 flyovers to be built in the city. Not just that, despite repeated reminders from the state Government, the MMC officials had not bothered to even answer queries about the delay. Finally, PWD Minister Nitin Gadkari knocked on the doors of Matoshri, Thackeray's residence. An incensed Thackeray then ordered the Mumbai mayor to wake up and clear the proposals posthaste. The BMC not only cleared the proposals within 24 hours but also duly informed the Sena chief and the minister concerned. As Thackeray put it, "It was a good test for the remote control. It works."Published By: AtMigration Published On: Aug 17, 1998--- ENDS ---
