User:HARDAS MAKHIJA

Born in kambar district larkana sindh now In pakistan on 10th August 1947. After partition of India on 15th August 1947 Migrated with family to kalyan camp which is now Ulhasnagar city district Thane adjoining Mumbai. Father Shri Sanmukhdas Makhija was freedom fighter Journalist and Chairman of Ulhasnagar Municipal Council and was the senior congress man of the city was also member of commonwealth press union London and he participated in one of the conferences at London which was presided by Prime  minister of England Mrs Margaret Thacther.Hardas Makhija after his formal education in Sindhu education society school and Rkt College unr 3 went upto T.y.BA. joined century Rayon Birla concern near Shahad Ulhasnagar 1 as Account Assistant in 1967. He fought his first election of Ulhasnagar Municipal Council 1978 and won against the Janta party candidate in wave of janta party throughout the nation as councillor then subsequently in 1986 1992 1995 and 1997 he repetately won elections of Ulhasnagar Municipal Council and subsequently of Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation and went on to become chairman of various committees of Ulhasnagar Municipal Council vice president of Ulhasnagar Municipal Council acting president of Ulhasnagar Municipal Council and then in 1999 he became the first Sindhi Hindu Mayor of the world by becoming Mayor of Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation his term was of one year which he got extended from the government of Maharashtra for 2 n half years for all the Mayors of the state and he remained in chair for almost 3years. In one of the conferences of All India Mayors in Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi on April 29 and 30 .He raised the voice for giving executive powers to  the mayors of the nations which was appreciated by all the Mayors of the nation meeting was chaired by Shri Jagmohan then  urban Development Minister government of India.During his tenure as Mayor of Ulhasnagar a lot of planned development of the city took place 33roads were constructed according to development plan new roads were created to ease the traffic of the city work of town hall was completed during his tenure as Mayor .Railway over bridge at powai was widened a new railway over bridge was constructed near Ulhasnagar Railway station to connect Ulhasnagar 3 with Ulhasnagar4 garden at Goal maidan Ulhasnagar 1 sapna garden as Rajiv Gandhi Udyan and various others small Gardens were developed also to stream line water supply to every corner of the city various elevated water reservours were constructed in different parts of the city. To make the city clean and green .Garbage was lifted from every nook and corner of the city during day and night time and to make city green trees were planted on all 33roads which were constructed during my tenure street lights were also installed on all 33roads and while widening the roads of the city Cooperation from citizens of the city was sought which they willingly came forward and Cooprated with the Corporation. Hardas Makhija is perhaps the First Mayor who for the sake of Development of the city and to motivate the citizens of Ulhasnagar to cooperate in Development of the city demolished his own showroom worth crores of rupees at Nehru chowk Ulhasnagar 2 by giving affected portion in road widening program and created an example before the citizens of Ulhasnagar.