MUMBAI, July 18 -- A show cause notice has been served to two civic officials in the BMC's A ward, for alleged procedural violations and financial irregularities in beautification work carried out in Colaba and Cuffe Parade - including a community temple that does not exist. Assistant municipal Commissioner (in-charge) Jaydeep More served the seven-day notice this week to assistant engineer Pawan Kawre, and junior engineer (maintenance) Prashant Sonar, who is now with the water department. The notice to Kawre comes following his suspension on allegations of misconduct and irregularities in managing municipal pay-and-park contracts, as reported by HT on May 20. More's show cause notice is subsequent to a notice he received from Ashwini Joshi, additional municipal commissioner, based on a complaint by whistleblower and civic activist Santosh Daundkar, who has alleged that A ward had issued a work order for the repair of a non-existent community temple in 4th Pasta Lane in Colaba. He has also alleged duplication of work orders in beautification work at Badhwar Park at Cuffe Parade. Daundkar's claims are based on information received under the RTI Act. Daundkar claims the 'beautification scam' in A ward amounts to Rs.105 crore. More's notice states that no community temple exists in 4th Pasta Lane, even though two work orders were issued last year for repairs to the non-existent shrine. The notice states that payment for one of the work orders has been processed, while the second payment is in the pipeline. Given the duplication of work orders, a prima facie financial loss to the BMC's coffers has been established, it adds. The notice points to procedural violations in beautification work at Badhwar Park, which falls under the Coastal Regulation Zone . Such work requires a NOC from the district collector and the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority. While A ward had secured in-principle approval from the collector, it has not obtained the NOC from the MCZMA. The execution of the project thus constituted a serious violation of environmental and legal norms, the notice points out....