MUMBAI, Aug. 21 -- Former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar - arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its money laundering probe into the construction of 41 illegal, now-demolished buildings in Vasai East - had approved building plans measuring 55 million square feet during his tenure in lieu of bribes levied at fixed rates, agency sources familiar with the probe told HT. Rampant illegal, unauthorised construction within VVCMC limits was one of the reasons why water accumulated on the railway tracks and affected local train services on Tuesday. According to the ED, Pawar, an IAS officer, had formed a cartel that set in motion large-scale illegal construction in Vasai-Virar, and he was assisted in this by the former VVCMC deputy director of town planning, YS Reddy. P3...