The proposal was passed with 57 votes in favour against the 39 votes of opposition on the condition that the state corporation will start new proposed development work.

Opposing the civic administration’s proposal, leader of opposition Vikas Mathkari said it was wrong to pay the MSRDC from the PMC coffers when the State Government has failed to pay PMC back the 10 per cent of vehicle tax collected from the city as per rules.

“To pay the MSRDC for the fly over construction is injustice on Puneites,” Mathkari said urging the general body to reconsider the proposal. He also said the proposal itself was illegal as the standing committee is yet to reconsider the proposal as demanded by BJP corporator Ujjwal Keskar.

The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance, while in power, had proposed to construct the flyovers in the city on build-operate- transfer basis with no burden on the PMC, Mathkari said adding, “The ruling Congress-NCP alliance in the state should not take money from PMC for the road development projects carried out in the city.”

Shiv Sena leader Shyam Deshpande said it was in favour of the proposal saying the PMC had committed to pay back the cost and also initiating work at Sancheti Hospital chowk and Swargate after receiving the money.

The Sena was supporting the proposal as it is committed to resolve the traffic problem of the city, he added.

BJP corporator Ujjwal Keskar pointed out that the MSRDC has officially conveyed its inability to take up new construction work and there was no need to pay the money for the earlier projects.