Many respondents who sent suggestions and objections to a notice issued by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the special planning authority for airport region, alleged that the plan for redevelopment of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport was a fraud.
As per the proposal, HDIL, a private developer, is to construct rehabilitation colonies for slum dwellers occupying the airport land, while GVK, the company that has tied up with Airport Authority of India (AAI) to transform the existing airport, is to pay for this redevelopment.
At a public hearing for suggestions and objections held by MMRDA, BJP general secretary Parag Alawani alleged that this plan was total eyewash. “It simply means using airport land for commercial purpose. We demand an immediate withdrawal of the plan,” said Alawani.
Meanwhile, RTI activist Anil Galgali has also raised a number of queries. “In the past, the AAI had started rehabilitation of these slums. Shivshahi Punarvasan Prakalp Ltd, a state government undertaking, constructed the pilot project at Saki Naka costing Rs25 crore to AAI. Taking into consideration the increased cost, it would cost AAI not more than Rs1200 crore for entire rehabilitation work.
19/09/11 Daily News & Analysis
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