The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration proposes to waive off charges of around Rs 10 crore of the Taj Mahal Palace in south Mumbai, for occupying adjacent footpaths and public parking space for the past 12 years, due to security threats. The administration also proposes to waive off charges in the future and the standing committee will discuss this on Wednesday.

Roads, footpaths barricaded

After the terrorist attack on 26/11 on the hotel near the Gateway of India, the police informed it to gear up its security. To reduce the impact in case of a hit by an explosive-laden vehicle, the hotel put up barricades on the footpath as per instructions from the police. Thus footpaths and parts of P J Ramchandani Road, BEST road, B K Boman Road, Mahakavi Bhushan Road have been barricaded by the hotel since then. Around 869 square metres of footpath and 1,136 sq metres of roads are closed for the public.