MOS (R) lays foundation Stone for Customs Complex in Mumbai
THE Minister of State (R) for Finance SS Palanimanickam, laid the foundation stone for a prestigious office complex for Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax at Customs Complex, Wadala (E), Mumbai. The function was attended by SK Goel, CBEC Chief, MS Badhan, CBEC Member, Shobha L Chary and Sandhya Baliga Chief Commissioners and PK Agrawal, Commissioner and a large number of officers from the Department.
According to Arvind Kumar Singh, Additional Commissioner, "This project will basically facilitate the department in saving of huge expenditure on rental outgo for the premises taken on rental basis amounting to Rs. 20 Crores per year. The original land of this project admeasuring to 2.21 Lacs Sq. Mtrs (54 Acres) was a part of the salt pan and was handed over to the Customs Department in the year 2003 by the CPWD. To ensure faster development and smooth co-ordination, the entire project related activities are constantly monitored by a Steering Committee, constituted in the year 2004, consisting of the officials of the Central Board of Excise & Customs and Central Public Works Department.
In the first phase of the project, an office complex of 64000 Sq.Mtrs. to accommodate about 28 Commissionerates of the Department located in Mumbai and warehouses of 12000 Sq Mtrs. area is being created.
In the second phase, a residential complex of around 1500 residential units of all types and a unique sports complex and welfare Centre of international standards consisting of one football ground, Hockey ground, cricket ground, Tennis/badminton courts, Swimming pool, track and field facility with Club hall shall be created."