India, March 8 -- A row has erupted over the notices sent to residents of 56 MHADA colonies for pending service charge arrears of Rs.440 crore. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has demanded the waiving of these while the state government has assured that a meeting to resolve the issue will be held with housing minister Eknath Shinde soon after the end of the assembly budget session.

Shiv Sena (UBT) legislators Anil Parab and Sunil Shinde, who raised the issue, pointed out that MHADA had demanded that the arrears be paid with interest. According to them, some housing societies had received bills for amounts as high as Rs.40 lakh to Rs.60 lakh, which was impossible for middle-class residents to pay. Service charges are recovered by MHADA for maintenanc...