How to save NDZ and CRZ 1 at Borivali

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New Link Road Residents Forum

29/10/2010

A plot of land to the west of the almost complete New Link Road, which used to be farmland belonging to some local families, got filled in with debris in 2006. Our Forum was formed in 2009.

This is how the plot used to look in October 2006 just before the dumping started.

The plot in 2006, green farmland. — The original condition of the plot in 2006

It comes under No Development Zone and is bordered by the New Link Road on the east and mangroves and farmland on the other sides.
A lot of dumping took place in October 2006 which was documented by residents of buildings opposite the plot.

Dumping started in 2006, destroying agricultural land

After that for almost 4 years the plot lay as it was. In the last few days our members observed activity on the same plot. A police van was found parked there, as well as some other trucks and containers started unloading stuff.

Police vans at the scene during earlier dumping work in Oct 2010

We asked the residents living close by to complain to BMC at 1916 and Police at 100. We also wrote to the BMC as a Forum and called up their staff. In the meantime the plot looked like this.

The plot today before the BMC came — The plot in 2010 before our complaints

We visited the site and the person in charge told us that Tata Motors dealer Om Sai Motors was planning to set up a dealership there! When we asked him how it was possible he was evasive and could not show any papers either.
We also took photos and sent by email to the Environmental Secretary, Collector and Hindustan Times, whose reporter promptly called up and published the story yesterday, ie 28th October 2010 in page 8.
Barely had the ink dried on the news article than the BMC and Police took decisive action and arrived at the scene.

We will be uploading some images of what happened yesterday afternoon.
First they demolished the illegal water tank like structure.

There goes their tank! Hurrah to the BMC — The water tank, gone

Then the BMC’s JCB started excavating the cement floor.

Ultima

4 responses to “How to save NDZ and CRZ 1 at Borivali”

John

30/10/2010

Congratulations to the forum member,more victories to follow,there is light at the end of the tunnel.God bless

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prashant b samani

27/01/2011

boss the tank built by om sai motors was demolished by the bmc but what about the concretisation done by om sai motors when will it be demolished what is this a gimmick or what

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prashant b samani

27/01/2011

boss there is so much places on the link road where dumpers are busy dumping mud and more land is bought under utilisation why not start a drive again and clear all the people once and for all so that no one dare come and exploit our nature and these builders dont understant the importance of theseplaces to us hence we should come togetherand clear all the miscreants at one go launch a joint campaign against all of them and sai motors has successfully stocked more than 500 vehicles at the sight u say it is victory where is victory

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1. New Link Road Residents Forum
  
  27/01/2011
  
  We need more citizens like you, Mr. Samani. Our role as a Forum is to highlight issues, link up like minded citizens like you from each area on the Link Road and co ordinate citizens actions with authorities. We have good rapport with the BMC, Police and other authorities but it is up to the local citizens to come forward and take responsibility.
  So let us know how you can be of help, either your time, money or contacts all are equally useful for this. We are with you to clear all illegal encroachments from CRZ and NDZ.
  
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