The
residents of Chembur are unequivocal about what they want from the new
development plan – a pure form of residential reservation. In a meeting held on
Sunday to discuss the plan, residents were of the view that commercial
reservation should not be brought into Chembur, which has, until recently,
enjoyed an overwhelmingly ‘residential’ status.
Having
residential-commercial (RC) and commercial-residential (CR), they said, would
take away peace of the area, in addition to creating a slew of problems.
The plan
proposes the mixed category of RC and CR for the area. “An RC would mean 51%
residential and 49% commercial reservation,” said Anil Dashetkar, an architect
who made a presentation at the meet.
After a
brief introduction on the master plan, residents were asked to write letters
stating their objections. “Having a mixed reservation is something we are
totally against. It will make the area more chaotic and create a problem in the
style of living,” said Rajkumar Sharma, AGNI member.
“Chembur
is a disaster prone area. It has places like RCF (Rashtriya Chemicals &
Fertilizers Ltd) and BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd), and pollution from
dumping ground. The master plan may not be affecting RCF and BPCL, but their
existence does affect us,” added Sharma.
source:DNA
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