Mumbai: Whereas BMC had just lately directed Goregaon Sports Club (GSC) to facilitate entry and exit of public, locals complain that it’s insisting on a membership id card for offering entry into the public ground.
“It’s a public floor; how can they insist on a club ID card. Moreover, the bottom is open to public solely until 6pm,” stated a Malad resident, on situation of anonymity.
Nagesh Apte, an workplace bearer of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena stated, “The membership is offering non permanent ID playing cards to those that wish to use the bottom solely to stroll. The widespread man doesn’t wish to be insulted for utilizing recreation floor, which has been fenced and entry has been restricted by the membership. Locals have to supply a duplicate of their Aadhar card to acquire ID card. The membership doesn’t even hearken to instructions from BMC. The membership ought to deal with safety of membership premises.” Apte and a gaggle of residents have additionally opposed the transfer to alter reservation of land, the place the membership is situated.
GSC secretary Sanjay Maloo stated, “We will likely be held accountable if someone enters the bottom and indulges in crime. Moreover, we’ve got not rejected any utility for an ID card. CCTV cameras are put in, and if there’s a want, we should always be capable of establish any individual coming into the bottom.”
A senior BMC official stated, “We’ll study the problem and take motion.” In Dec final yr, after residents complained that they had been being denied entry to membership floor, the BMC directed the membership to maintain it open for public and create a facility for entry and exit. The ward had identified that BMC had given permission to membership to hold out improvement of recreation floor on a situation that it will likely be stored open from dawn to sundown. In the meantime, BMC planning division had additionally put out a discover about its proposal to alter reservation of land on which the membership is located, from Recreation Floor to Membership/Gymkhana and Sports activities Membership Stadium.
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