Small Change

As you all know, we filed our RTI application on the 8th of October and we want to give them till the 8th of November to provide us with the information we asked for. We can do nothing until then but wait!

In the meanwhile, my friends at the Wall Project have come up with a really worthwhile petition against the rampant illegal and ugly plastering of Mumbai with Posters/Hoardings etc. Please go to http://wallprojectpetition.eventbrite.com - read it, and if you agree with them, do sign up. I am!

Just to inform all of you, come the 8th of November and we’ll be back in full swing, working towards stopping the waste of public funds that the statue / memorial seems like.

We have submitted an application under the Right To Information (RTI) act for the following details from the Government of Maharashtra with regard to the Statue that is in question.

1. Cost of construction, including any provision for increases/overruns.
2. Plan/Architects/ structural engineers/contractors appointed/considered, along with their rates and terms
3. Feasibility reports/studies
4. Order of approval – whether reasoned or not.
5. MLA’s who proposed and seconded this
6. Environmental Impact studies if any.
7. Effect on the proposed sea-link if any – and projected increase in cost of construction of sea link due to Location and construction of statue.
8. Computer generated models if any.
9. If this money is from the cultural fund – were any other proposals discussed if yes then details of the alternative proposals.

Also - we have made available the format for the application incase you want to file a request yourself!

Click Here for the application template - fill it up, submit it and get all the information you want about the statue.

This is a scan of the actual proposal that was submitted - please click on it to view the full size version of it and keep a copy with you.

This is a scan of the actual proposal that was submitted - please do take a look at it and keep a copy with you to help you with your petition!