CIDCO on January 11, 2023, said it will not levy service charges from nodes that are under Panvel Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) jurisdiction from November 1, 2022. CIDCO generated the final bill for recovery of service charges till October 31, 2022, Indian Express reported.
“CIDCO has handed over Panvel, Kalundre, Taloja, Kalamboli, Navde, Kamothe and Kharghar nodes with well-equipped infrastructure to the Panvel Municipal Corporation. Accordingly, with effect from November 1, 2022, CIDCO has stopped levying service charges in this area. The Panvel Municipal Corporation will be completely responsible for the development and maintenance of the above nodes from the said date” said Sanjay Mukherjee, vice-chancellor and managing director, CIDCO.
Once the PMC was established, CIDCO started the process of transferring responsibility of the seven nodes and infrastructural facilities to the PMC in a phased manner. PMC will be handed over the facilities by CIDCO including solid waste management, roads, storm water drainage, footpaths, drainage lines and electricity, an agreement for which will be executed soon.
