Even as the dispute between the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) continues over property tax, personnel from the civic body on Thursday visited multiple properties of the MMOPL in Andheri (W) including DN Nagar Metro Station to cut the water supply for non-payment of property taxes since 2013. The MMOPL administration said they have requested the BMC to withdraw the notices issued to them and implement the directives of state government which exempts MMOPL from paying property and municipal taxes. The water supply was not stopped as the MMOPL sought two days’ time, civic officials said.
Earlier on March 11, the BMC had attached 16 properties of MMOPL that included six metro stations in the K/East (Andheri East) and K/West (Andheri West) wards. Civic officials have said that the MMOPL owed over ₹300 crore in property tax to the BMC out of which ₹220 crore were to be paid to K/West ward and the remaining ₹80 crore to K/East ward.
