Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation has raised property tax without justification with addition of sewerage benificary tax and water beneficiary tax, being taxed for a service that is not yet available to the people

Till date, only 8% of the project under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has seen the light of day. The residents, however, have started paying the tax, which was passed by the general body of the MBMC on March 31, 2010. The project is being funded by the central and state governments along with the MBMC.Tthe NGO, Siddhivinayak Marg Nivasi Seva Sansthan, has sent a notice to the state urban development department (UDD) to prevent the MBMC from collecting taxes, reasoning that the benefit of the scheme is yet to reach the public.

"About 92% of the sewerage work in Mira-Bhayander is incomplete. It is illegal to collect tax for a facility that is not delivered, which has been pointed out by the advocate Ganesh Sovani, a Bhayander resident, who will approach the Bombay high court on behalf of the sansthan to withdraw the tax.
Under the project, MBMC plans to provide underground sewerage facilities in the 24 sq-km area of the region. A total of 107 km of sewer lines will be laid and will include 10 pumping stations and 10 sewerage treatment plants with capacities ranging from 7 mld to 17 mld. No underground sewerage work has commenced at Bhayander (W) yet.

Residents of Mira-Bhayander have also been burdened with cleanliness and drainage facility taxes and an increase in property tax.

The water beneficiary tax which has been added to the property tax is also on similar lines, after the height of Surya Dam will be raised, Mira-Bhayander will receive additional supply of water and even here the service which is not yet provided has been charged to the residents of Mira-Bhayander.

The Commissioner of Mira-Bhayander states that as there is no octroi in the city and they have raised the property tax even after knowing it’s not justified.