Business
Standard: Mumbai: Wednesday, 18 March 2015.
The project
affected people (PAP) of the proposed Metro III line are planned to be
rehabilitated to Chakala, Oshiwara, Kurla, Vidyavihar and Wadala, the Mumbai
Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) has said in reply to an RTI query.
The MMRCL
also said that total 2,464 constructions are coming in the way of the ambitious
Metro III project and 241 different constructions at Mahim and other places
will be completely demolished.
MMRCL gave
this information in response to an RTI application recently filed by activist
Anil Galgali on the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro III line project.
"There
are 24 spots between Cuffe Parade to Aarey Colony and 241 buildings at Naya
Nagar, Mahim that are coming in the way of this project. Out of the other 2,223
buildings, 1,544 are residential, 576 commercial, 31 buildings
residential-cum-commercial and 72 other constructions that need be acted
against," it said.
MMRCL said
that slum-dwellers occupying public places will be shifted to Bhakti Park,
Wadala and Wonderland at Oshiwara in the MMRDA buildings.
These
buildings have flats admeasuring 225 sq ft. Also M/s HDIL has started the work
of construction of houses under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA).
Under this
project, constructions are going on in full swing near Kurla Premier (West) and
Kurla (East) and at Chakala near Andheri and houses admeasuring 269 sq ft will
be made available.
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