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Four years after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation started the renovation work,the Powai Lake was finally reopened for public on Saturday.
The BMC has been criticised for the delay and huge cost variations involved in the controversial beautification project that was strongly opposed by locals who felt the project would destroy the natural flavour of the place.
Following the completion of the project,the Powai lake side will have a 2-km long jogging track-cum-walkway,musical fountains,childrens play area and park. Even after beautifying the surroundings of the lake,the civic body is yet to take up the actual cleaning of the lake water.
The place was inaugurated by Mayor Shraddha Jadhav and Shiv Sena executive Uddhav Thackeray. However,the controversy surrounding the 400 per cent cost escalation still remains. The cost of the project shot up from Rs 8 crore to Rs 34 crore. Even after this,officials said that a part of the walkway was yet to be completed.
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