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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 220 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: General | Tags: gallantry awards winners encroachment
War veterans and war widows of the 1971 War are paying a price for a gift that was meant to be priceless.

After having fought Pakistan in 1971, gallantry award winners who between them were granted around 18 acres of land in Wadgaon Sheri in recognition for their service and sacrifice for the country, find themselves battling encroachments, 37 years hence.

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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 231 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: infrastructure facilities encroachment
Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has asked the civic authorities to strictly implement the anti-encroachment laws so that a strong signal is sent to those constructing illegal structures on public amenities that are meant for the taxpayers.

"People from all over the country are welcome to come and live here, but nobody has a right to construct hutments on the city's water pipelines, footpath read more »
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Avatar Posted by meekon 343 days ago (http://www.mid-day.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: forts heritage encroachment
The nearly five-century old Bassein fort is in a state of neglect. Not because the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) doesn’t care, but because its officials are running scared.

A councillor and her colleagues are allegedly threatening the ASI, in order to save her illegal bungalow that is being built within the perimeters of the fort.

ASI officials say that Vandana Mathurekar, a councill read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 356 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: encroachments mumbai open spaces
Despite legal provisions making encroachments a cognizable offence, anti-encroachment initiatives have seen little action on the ground. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 367 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: caretaker policy bmc
State Assembly saved the Open Spaces in mumbai from deadly CareTaker policy. Open spaces will continue to be monitored by adoption policy. This is very unlike BMC where they have been put down without much resistance and tricks. Does this mean the original problem of Land Encroachment will continue. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 374 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: bmc recreation grounds
The revision in land development policy will allow private bodies and corporates to procure the plots on caretaker basis and build amenities like club house, gymkhanas, swimming pools and other ancillaries in 25 per cent of the open space. Shiv sena has bought this revision in the policy to prevent encroachments on large open spaces. read more »
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