Hello all,
One more classic bit of nonsense by MMRDA is in The Times of India, 2010 SEP 24, credited to an unnamed official in MMRDA
"Our idea is to allow redevelopment on the lines of cities abroad. It will pave the way for residential areas so that people do not have to commute long distances to work,'' said an MMRDA official.
First of all which cities abroad has this, is the question.
Next, if MMRDA is in the business of redevelopment of residential areas, with the noble objective of reducing the commuting distance, then why make life hell for existing residents, citizens, by disrupting and ruining their daily lives for five and more years while the endless work on over head metro goes on and on, and on and on, and on and on.
Let MMRDA simply offer 4 FAR / FSI straightaway to all of the suburbs, with the condition to residents and business establishments, no commuting long distances, stay and work in the specified area, so no commuting long distances.
Just to make sure, no commuting long distances.
The other classic scenario that is going to happen is the rehabilitation and relocation of the projects affected persons from the Charkop car shed area to Mankhurd, the other end of the Charkop Mankhurd line.
Those people, disrupred from their homes, will be using the metro, as and when complete, to go up and down to their place of work and stay, kilometres and kilometres away.
Meaning, till the metro car shed came up, they were staying and working in Charkop area, after that, they are forcibly shifted to Mankhurd, but will have to do the long commute back to Charkop.
So the metro will be made specially for them.
What say MMRDA.
Instead of decongesting, with 4 FAR / FSI, MMRDA is recongesting.
No wonder the wish to remain unnamed.
Jagdeep DESAI
Architect
Secretary
Founder Trustee
Forum for Improving Quality of Life in Mumbai Suburbs
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