India, March 18 -- The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) has issued a notice to two contractors of Metro Line 3, or the Aqua Line, saying it will withhold payments to them due to non-payment of property tax to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The sum amounts to Rs.152.05 crore.

The BMC has billed two contractors - HCC MMS (JV) Rs.53.17 crore and CEC-ITD (Continental ITD Cementation Tata Projects JV) Rs.98.88 crore - for property tax for utilising a plot that belongs to the civic body. The plot, situated at the Wadala Truck Terminal, is being used by the contractors as a casting yard for the Mumbai Metro Line 3 project (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz).

Additional municipal commissioner (city) Ashwini Joshi had passed speaking o...