The new master plan proposes the mixed category of RC and CR for the area.
The residents of Chembur are unequivocal about what they want from the new development plan – a pure form of residential reservation. In a meeting held on Sunday to create awareness and discuss the master plan, residents were of the view that commercial reservation should not be brought into Chembur, which has, until recently, enjoyed an overwhelmingly 'residential' status.
Having residential-commercial (RC) and commercial-residential (CR), they said, would take away peace of the area, in addition to creating a series of problems.
The new master plan proposes the mixed category of RC and CR for the area. "An RC would mean 51% residential and 49% commerical reservation," said Anil Dashetkar, an architect who made a presentation at the meet.
The meeting, which was organised by AGNI-Chembur (Action for Good governance and Networking in India), in association with St Anthony's Home Co Opt Hsg Ltd, was held at Sevadan hall, and saw a footfall of 200 residents.
After a brief introduction to the purpose of the master plan, residents were asked to write letters stating their objections, and also asking the authorities to give a personal hearing. "Having a mixed reservation is something we are totally against. It will make the area more chaotic and create a problem in the style of living," said Rajkumar Sharma, a member of AGNI.
During the meet, residents were given copies of the plan, along with a format in which they could write to the authorities. Some of these included FSI (floor space index), parking, concept of inclusionary housing, special planning status for Chembur, and redevelopment of smaller plots among others.
"Chembur is a disaster prone area. It has places like RCF (Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd) and BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd), and pollution from dumping ground among others. The master plan may not be affecting RCF and BPCL, but their existence does affect us," added Sharma.
N Muthukrishnan, a resident of 11th road, Chembur, said: "What is happening is that those in the planning body just get an idea and they want to thrust it upon us. That is not what planning for the city is about. Their planning should focus at solving problems beyond 2034, which does not seem to be the case, seeing as it seems to be giving a number of problems."
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}