Integrated Metro car shed on 435 acres at Thane for Metro Line 4, 4A, 10 & 11

An integrated metro car shed for Metro Lines 4, 4a, 10 and 11 will come up on a 435- acre plot (174 hectares) at Mogarpada in Thane as also the coastal road. The estimated cost of the four metro routes is Rs 28,700 crore.

With this allotment, the state government has provided land for car shed for nearly 11 metro routes except 7 and 7A. Metro Line 8 (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Navi Mumbai International Airport) is still on the drawing board.

On Monday, the state urban development department issued a Government Resolution (GR) allotting the land free of cost to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) that is executing the projects. Approximately 29 hectares which is under mangroves and nine hectares which has been given to the BMC have been excluded from the 174 hectares.

The surplus land after the construction of these infrastructure projects will be used for residential and commercial purpose. The MMRDA is being appointed as special planning authority to execute the residential and commercial projects, states the GR.

There are 167 farmers who have been granted class II occupancy on this land besides 31 villagers who have encroached on these lands. While eligibility will be fixed by the district collector, the MMRDA will provide compensation to them including handing out developed land. The land to be given will be as per CIDCO guidelines. If there are any tribals residing on the land, requisite permission will be granted by the collector, the GR stated.

To expedite the construction of metro car shed for Metro lines 4 and 4a, the GR states the land is to be handed over to the MMRDA without any encumbrances and no further permissions will be required from the government or collector for any deals. Also, no unearned income will be recovered from the authority.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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