3 weeks ago
Activists Seek Panvel Property Tax Penalty Waiver, Pandavkada Eco-Tourism
Some people who care about their city went to talk to an important leader named Vikrant Patil.
They gave him a list of problems to fix in their area.
One problem is that people got big property tax bills, and more than half of the money was fines.
They asked the leader to help remove those fines or create a special plan to pay less.
Another problem is a beautiful waterfall called Pandavkada, which is dangerous and has hurt people before.
They want safe spots where visitors can enjoy the waterfall without being in danger.
They also want to stop a bad water plant from spreading in lakes because it can hurt fish and other animals.
Finally, they want train stations to fix their flooded tunnels so people do not have to walk through knee-deep water.
They asked the leader to work with the government to solve these problems quickly.
Representatives of Kamothe-based KAF and Swarnasrushti Habitat Restorer Foundation submitted a memorandum to Maharashtra Legislative Council member Vikrant Patil.
They sought a waiver or amnesty scheme for Panvel Municipal Corporation property tax penalties, with related cases pending in the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court.
They urged scientific eco-tourism development of the Pandavkada waterfall area in Kharghar with safe viewing galleries.
They demanded a statewide Maharashtra ban on a toxic invasive aquatic plant recently removed from Panvel's Wadala Lake.
They requested fixes for monsoon waterlogging in Mansarovar and Khandeshwar railway station subways and escalators or a foot overbridge between platforms.
- Who
- Ranjana Sadolikar of KAF and Jyoti Nadkarni of Swarnasrushti Habitat Restorer Foundation, meeting Maharashtra Legislative Council member Vikrant Patil.
- What
- Submission of a memorandum seeking property tax penalty waivers, eco-tourism development at Pandavkada, a statewide ban on an invasive aquatic plant, and solutions to railway subway waterlogging.
- Where
- Panvel and Kharghar in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
- When
- Not specified in the article
- Why
- To resolve civic and environmental problems including unfair tax penalties, unsafe waterfall access, invasive plant threats to water bodies, and flooded subways causing commuter inconvenience.
Key facts
- Organisations
- KAF; Swarnasrushti Habitat Restorer Foundation
- Official Approached
- Vikrant Patil, Maharashtra Legislative Council member
- Property Tax Issue
- Bills with penalties exceeding half the amount; waiver or amnesty sought
- Pending Cases
- Bombay High Court and Supreme Court
- Pandavkada Waterfall
- Located in Kharghar; eco-tourism development sought
- Invasive Plant
- Toxic aquatic plant removed from Wadala Lake, Panvel
- Affected Railway Stations
- Mansarovar and Khandeshwar (flooded subways)
- Location
- Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra











