Overview

• The state government has stayed all construction on the Rs 20-crore aspirational toilets project in South Mumbai until the investigation concludes.
• Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar directed the BMC commissioner to lead the inquiry into compliance with pedestrian, planning and heritage regulations.
• Work had already begun at five of the 14 proposed sites on public footpaths within UNESCO-recognized Colaba and Fort precincts.
• Industries Minister Uday Samant confirmed that no further installations will proceed and that disciplinary action will follow the inquiry’s findings.
• The probe could recommend action against the Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) if it uncovers policy or procedural violations in tender approvals.