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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 55 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: bmc open spaces public land
Here is some good news for open space enthusiasts.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finally initiated the process of taking back lands from nine clubs/trusts, including MIG Club in Bandra, Matoshree on Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road, Kamala Vihar Sports club in Poinsur, Prabodhankar Thackeray sports complex and swimming pool at Vile Parle and Prabodhan Krida Bhavan at Goregaon read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 263 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: bmc open spaces gardens parks
Throwing a protective ring around 524 plots reserved as Recreation Grounds and Playgrounds, the state government has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to ensure that large plots of land reserved for recreation grounds or playgrounds (RGs/ PGs) are not given to private players either on an adoption basis or under the controversial caretaker policy, which would allow private players s read more »
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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 333 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: open spaces gardens greens
It's quite an accomplishment to replace six-and-a-half acres of rocky terrain with lush green cover. And that too, without any professional help. But that is exactly what Marol residents have managed to do by creating a garden called Bharatvan.

Before members of the Marol Military Road Residents' Welfare Association (MMRWA) adopted the plot in 2000-2001, it used to be a quarry. Hence, when read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 359 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 366 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: open land encroachment builders lobby
Yesterday Civic Improvement Committee led by shiv sena proposed the revision in the policy for development of open spaces in mumbai. As per the revision open land will be given to private developers and corporates as a caretaker and in addition (to be read as “in return”) 25% of the land will be allotted to them for building swimming pools, health clubs, restaurants and other ancillaries. This ca read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 366 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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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 410 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: quarrying enviorment greenery
Environment Minister Ganesh Naik, who came up with the idea of selling Mumbai's open spaces only a year ago, has suddenly turned a green campaigner.

Himself the owner of three quarries and well-known for his enormous influence over the quarrying business in Navi Mumbai, Naik has now called for a ban on quarrying in the satellite city. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 429 days ago (http://www.asianage.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: citispace bmc
Citispace, a non-governmental organisation, said on Thursday that the number of open spaces are decreasing in the city day by day, and that the civic body is developing all the remaining open spaces in the city.

It is owing to the negligence of the issue by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, that we are being deprived of these open spaces. read more »
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