BMC seizes two helicopters of MESCO Airline for property tax dues

MUMBAI: In an unprecedented move, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has seized two helicopters of MESCO Airline for non-payment of Property Tax (PT) dues of over Rs 16 million for the current year (2019-2020). A team of civic officials swooped at the Juhu Airport and sealed the two helicopters at the site to prevent the company from moving or flying them. This is the first time when the civic body has taken such an action on a movable asset, said a BMC official. The action is in tune with the BMC Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi's announcement in the last civic budget on measures to jack up the outstanding PT dues collection by adopting stringent measures.

He had said that the BMC will issue notices, disconnect water supply, attach and auction of commercial and industrial establishments, lands, etc for defaulters on PT and Water Tax. Pardeshi said that after the BMC attached 1,237 properties of defaulters last year, there was a stupendous 84 percent rise in the recovery of dues compared to the previous fiscal. The BMC also disconnected the water supply of a prominent commercial complex, Wadhwa Trade Centre, Kalina for alleged default of Rs 13.30 crore PT since 2013 of which around 15 percent has been paid. (IANS)

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