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State gives nod to 15-day extension for DP 2034 draft

The city's development plan was supposed to be cleared by July 18, the third deadline after two extensions already granted after civic polls

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The state government has approved a 15-day extension to clear the city's Development Plan (DP) 2034 that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had sought last week. The Shiv Sena-ruled BMC had demanded additional time for all corporators to present their views. Now, the general body of BMC has to clear the draft by August 2.

The city's development plan was supposed to be cleared by July 18, the third deadline after two extensions already granted after civic polls.

Sena corporator and leader of the house Yashwant Jadhav had demanded additional time on the basis that the state had granted the civic body time till August 24 to pass the plan. According to Jadhav, corporators were unaware of the final deadline sent by the state's town planning and valuation department. Party leaders had also demanded that BMC conduct presentations on the plan in all 24 wards of the city.

Jadhav said that the discussion on DP 2034 cannot be completed in such a short period and all 227 corporators should be given another chance to put across their views. "Since all corporators want to speak, there is need to provide them an opportunity," said Jadhav.

"Now, the civic administration will incorporate all suggestions passed in the House and send it by August 24," said an official from the DP department of BMC. The civic administration has scheduled July 24 to 26 to discuss DP 2034.

...& ANALYSIS

The draft development plan of the city, a blue print for the city till 2034, has already been delayed by almost three years, and any further delay could come at the cost of development in the city.

Despite having taken two extensions, public representatives have not discussed the draft DP even on a single occasion since the civic polls.

They will now have to wrap up any discussions on the draft DP in just three days.

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