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Maharashtra government's pet projects dominate Development Plan: Activists

Activists said that certain state-promoted projects related to metro and coastal road will go against the common man.

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Devendra Fadnavis
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Citizen activists and NGOs have criticised the political interference in the revised Draft Development Plan 2014-2034. Activists have said that Metro, coastal road and affordable housing projects among others, which are state-promoted, in the draft DP, will go against the common man.

Explaining the adverse effect of the affordable housing project, Sitaram Shelar from Hamara Shaher campaign said the new categories of housing, like affordable and inclusionary, should be defined in terms of economic parameters.

"Instead of 35% for low income group (LIG), 30% for middle income group (MIG) and 30% for high income group (HIG), emphasis should be given to economically weaker sections and LIG and lesser scope should be given to MIG and HIG," he added.

Concerns were raised pertaining to the revised draft DP, especially about the reclamation of Cuffe Parade as a central park for creation of public open spaces. "It is not justified as it is endangering the environment. Reclamation of Cuffe Parade as a central park is surprising, considering the fact that the area is an MMRDA Special Planning Area," Shelar pointed out.

On Wednesday, members of the Hamara Shehar Mumbai Abhiyaan said that the revised DP, which is being released in parts, has a few positives as well as concerns. Aravind Unni, a member, said there are a few concerns regarding the new Development Control Regulation 2034, which has been released for the revised DP, and they are keen to highlight those.

While raising concerns pertaining to open spaces and environment, the members also said that the public open spaces and recreational open spaces that would be created would be privately owned and run. Opening up of salt pan land and Aarey Colony are ecological disasters in the making, they added.

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