BMC to hand over 14 plots for Mumbai Metro Railway III project
The civic improvement
committee on Thursday approved a proposal to hand over 14 plots of the
BMC to the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited for the construction of
the 33.5 km Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ underground Metro-III project. The
plots include a children's park, a public garden, and a playground. The
plots would be given on an 11month lease for a period of five years and
at a price of Re 1, all on a temporary basis. While the proposal
placed before the committee asked for 16 plots, only 14 have been agreed
to be given as one of the plots in Mumbai Central has already been
earmarked for a hospital's expansion while the other at Lower Parel is
under the state government.
Some of these plots include a children's park at Cuffe Parade, a public garden at CST, which would be used for construction of pathways for the Metro, a pay-and-park at Hutatma Chowk for construction of a station, an open playground at G South ward near Siddhivinayak temple would also be used to construct a station. The other plots are in Worli and Marol Naka.
Congress corporator Mohsin Hyder, also a member of the improvements committee, has opposed the proposal. “We are not against giving the plots for development, but it should be given as per market rates. Although the authorities are claiming the plots will be taken away temporarily , most of the works appear to be for permanent structures,“ said Haider.
The Metro project line would start at Cuffe Parade and terminate at SEEPZ.
Kishore Kshirsagar, deputy municipal commissioner (improvements), said the plots can be given by the commissioner under Section 92 (C) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1988, in which the plots can be sold or leased with the sanction of the corporation.
Some of these plots include a children's park at Cuffe Parade, a public garden at CST, which would be used for construction of pathways for the Metro, a pay-and-park at Hutatma Chowk for construction of a station, an open playground at G South ward near Siddhivinayak temple would also be used to construct a station. The other plots are in Worli and Marol Naka.
Congress corporator Mohsin Hyder, also a member of the improvements committee, has opposed the proposal. “We are not against giving the plots for development, but it should be given as per market rates. Although the authorities are claiming the plots will be taken away temporarily , most of the works appear to be for permanent structures,“ said Haider.
The Metro project line would start at Cuffe Parade and terminate at SEEPZ.
Kishore Kshirsagar, deputy municipal commissioner (improvements), said the plots can be given by the commissioner under Section 92 (C) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1988, in which the plots can be sold or leased with the sanction of the corporation.
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