Stalled for years due to legal and other reasons, two
crucial development projects for Mumbai – the Dharavi redevelopment and
Salt Pan development – have been set in motion by the Devendra Fadnavis
government. While the Chief Minister on Wednesday cleared the bid
document for Dharavi redevelopment in central Mumbai, the State is
likely to submit to Centre the master plan for development of salt pan
land spreading over 13,000 acres across the State.
Mr
Fadnavis on Wednesday chaired a crucial meeting to discuss the Rs
15,000-crore Dharavi Redevelopment Project, and cleared the bid
structuring for the project, paving the way for the tendering process
within next two months. The BJP-led government has increased the size of
the tenements under the project from 300 to 350 square feet. The
ambitious project which will redevelop prime piece of land adjoining the
Bandra Kurla Complex had been stalled since 2004 over contentious issue
of the size of tenements and appointment of project consultants.
Similarly,
the plan to open up stretches of Salt Pan land for development in
landlocked Mumbai has also been stuck in complex litigation. The
government had appointed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development
Authority (MMRDA) to prepare a master plan to enable development of mass
housing projects. The MMRDA is giving finishing touches to a master
plan, which is likely to be submitted to the Centre within the next one
month, sources said.
In August 2015, the Fadnavis
government had initiated the process of using these land pockets of salt
pan land to build mass housing projects, primarily for Economically
Weaker Sections and Lower Income Groups. The master plan will map the
land and provide an estimate of how much of this land can be developed.
The
salt pan land pockets are located on Mumbai’s eastern water front, far
suburbs of Vasai, Virar and Palghar districts and are estimated to be
around 5,300 acres.
Source:- The Hindu, 07-Jan-2016
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