MUMBAI: The area being developed in and around Vidhan Bhavan or Mantralaya station of the upcoming underground metro rail line 3 (Cuffe Parade to Seepz Andheri via Bandra and airport) on Free Press Journal road will house the offices of political parties and government offices besides several commercial and corporate facilities.
The state government on Friday put up a revised GR asking the mumbai metro rail corporation ltd (MMRCL) which is building the 34 km underground mass transit corridor connecting the island city with suburbs to compensate parties and offices with over 1.14 lakh square feet of area at the same location against the acquisition of their land and properties which existed there before their acquisition for the project.
Around seven political parties and 29 government offices had sprawling premises on the land where the vidhan bhavan or mantralaya station of the metro 3 is coming up. For station area development an FSI of 4 is likely to be used as the state government has already given similar permission to Pune metro. The higher FSI will create a huge space in and around the station. Metro 3 will have 28 underground stations besides metro carshed.
The value of around 1,135,00 sq feet land acquired by MMRCL comes to around Rs 427 crore. "This value should be included as the share of the state government in the project cost," the copy of the GR issued by the state urban development (UD) department said.
Before actually using the land pieces for development activities the MMRCL will have the responsibility to ensure requisite permissions from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and also the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) as the area fell within the municipal and CRZ limits respectively, suggested the copy of the GR.
The MMRCL will have to protect the areas from any encroachments and seek related permissions from the planning authorities such as MMRDA and the heritage conservation committee. The district collector will have all the powers to enforce terms and conditions on the use of the land for the project, the GR stated.
