1. Maharashtra Govt Nod to New Plan to Change Face of Asia’s Largest Slum
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday sanctioned a new plan to change the face of Asia’s largest slum sprawl — Dharavi.
The latest plan — involving resettlement of 60,000 slum structures into planned habitats — is estimated to result in the creation of over five crore square feet of saleable buildable space next to Mumbai’s most development business district — the Bandra-Kurla Complex — where real estate prices are among the highest in India.
Source: The Indian Express
2. Three Multi-Level Interchanges, 18 Exits Planned for Mumbai’s Coastal Road
The ₹12,000-crore ambitious coastal road, aimed at easing traffic between the island city and western suburbs, will have multi-level interchanges at Haji Ali, Peddar Road (Amarsons garden) and Worli sea face, with a total of 18 entry and exit points.
The 29.2-km coastal road will start at Princess Street flyover in Marine Lines and end at Kandivli. It will have eight lanes, with two dedicated for the bus rapid transit system (BRTS). According to civic estimates, the road will carry 3,43,126 PCUs (passenger car per unit) every day by 2024.
Source: Hindustan Times
3. Bhima-Koregaon Case: No Evidence, Quash FIR, Criminal Proceedings, Activists Tells HC
Dalit writer Anand Teltumbde and civil liberty activist Gautam Navlakha moved the Bombay high court (HC) to dismiss criminal proceedings and a first information report (FIR) against them, respectively.
The proceedings against Teltumbde were initiated after the police claimed to have found documents — during a raid at his house after the Bhima-Koregaon violence on January 2, 2018 — which they said establish his links with Maoists. The FIR against Navlakha accuses him of instigating violence at Bhima-Koregaon with his speech at Elgar Parishad on December 31.
Source: Hindustan Times
4. Given Injection for Fever, 19-Yr-Old Dies
A 19-year-old resident of Ghatkopar West allegedly died on Wednesday after being injected with the wrong medication twice by a Unani doctor.
Kartik Deda was taken to Najms Clinic in Ghatkopar West with a fever and chills on October 13.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
5. South Mumbai Buildings Found to Have Most Deviations From Their Original Plans
Malabar Hill, Girgaum, Nana Chowk, along with Pydhonie and Kalbadevi, which come under C and D administrative wards (part of South Mumbai), saw the most alterations to the original plans of their buildings , a civic body survey revealed.
According to the survey conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) using the 360-degree Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology, there were 6,296 deviations from the original plans across buildings in the C and D ward. Now, in the second phase of the survey, the BMC will be scrutinising the changes to see if they were illegal.
Source: Hindustan Times
6. Grilled by Bandra Police for Peddling Drugs, Woman Tries to Commit Suicide
A 46-year-old woman tried to commit suicide by consuming rat poison after she was grilled by the Bandra police on charges of peddling drugs.
The woman, who has requested to remain anonymous, is a resident of Bandra West and was questioned by the police on two occasions – on October 15 and October 16.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
7. Norms for Space Between Buildings to Be Relaxed
Norms regarding space between two high-rises are proposed to be diluted for the Rs 26,000 crore Dharavi Redevelopment Project. On October 16, the Maharashtra cabinet sanctioned a new plan for the revamp of Asia’s largest slum, with the new plan set to redevelop the entire 240-hectare slum land as a single cluster.
The project, which involves the resettlement of nearly 60,000 hutment dwellers in planned habitats, is entitled to a floor space index (FSI) of four on the entire slum area. FSI is a development tool that determines the extent of construction permissible on a plot, or the ratio of total built-up area to the total plot area. According to initial estimates, more than five crore square feet of saleable built-up space will be available after the rehabilitation of hutment dwellers, informal industrial units and setting up of infrastructure.
Source: The Indian Express
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