Builder gets 26,888 sq m of Parsik Hill slope for just Rs 100 per year, Real Estate News, ET Real Estate

Navi Mumbai: City environmentalists have informed about this CIDCO gave a part of parsik hill Slope to a private builder on ‘Leave and License’ agreement for just Rs 100 per year.

“The documents of this strange leave and license agreement have been obtained through RTI. To whom has CIDCO given a total area of ​​26888.74 square meters of hill slope?” Bhumiraj Builders Group With a view to the maintenance of the hill at Belapur in 2021. The agreement also states that no quarrying or digging activity should be carried out on the hill slope,” said activist BN Kumar. natconnect foundation.

As environmentalists raised hue and cry that the so-called beautification using heavy machinery illegally has endangered the stability of the residential side of the hill and posed landslide hazards, the Maharashtra Lokayukta also took suo motu cognizance of the media reports issue and gave notice to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC).

Kumar has drawn the attention of the Comptroller General of India (CAG) to this.

He said that instead of giving it to only one builder without following the democratic process, a tender process could have been followed to give the hill slope to any private party for the purpose of its maintenance.

In response to another RTI, the state environment department has confirmed to Natconnect that no environmental clearance has been taken for hill excavation in the recent past.

The Maharashtra Human Rights Commission is already serious about the dangers of illegal mining and landslides. Kumar said it has sought answers from top forest, environment, NMMC, police and CIDCO officials.
According to Belapur police sub-inspector Deepak Gavit, who compiled all the statements, the commission’s hearing is scheduled for December 2.

Dr. Mitali Sancheti, Assistant Municipal Commissioner and Belapur Ward Officer, has informed Natconnect Director BN Kumar that she had alerted CIDCO to the Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta about the dangers of landslides in the residential part of Parsik Hill in Navi Mumbai. to address the concerns of environmentalists. Stop digging the slope and scraping the hill from below.

Since the area is under the control of CIDCO, it should take necessary action and report to the Lokayukta, said Dr Sancheti.

After several complaints to the Chief Minister regarding hill cutting and encroachment, the NGO sought information about the action taken by the NMMC.

Sancheti said that he had inspected the hill slopes on his behalf and found that the builder had violated the terms of his agreement with CIDCO by making pathways and even building small walls, which CIDCO had put a stop to.

Belapur Ward Officer Mitali Sancheti did the inspection.

Sancheti in his report to CIDCO said that the builder also put up a huge advertisement hoarding against the provisions of leave and license.

The documents also revealed that CIDCO allotted 26,888.74 square meters of hill slope to Bhumiraj for maintenance and beautification under a leave and license agreement valid for 22 months at an annual fee of Rs 100 only.

Protesting the lack of transparency in the deal, Kumar said, “It doesn’t even cost a penny, it’s free.”

The deal led to the cutting and burning of existing green vegetation. And the bigger joke is that the builder has put up flower pots all over the way, apart from massive branding, said Natconnect.

“This gives an impression that Bhumiraj is the owner of Parsik Hills as the builder is also developing a property called Bhumiraj Hills,” said Vishnu Joshi, convenor of Parsik Greens Forum.

Joshi said that the entire work was in public discussion and yet no official took notice of it until a journalist pointed it out.
Joshi pointed out that the NMMC has also done a tree plantation on the same slope with the help of Lubrizol’s CRS funds, but none of them have availed the branding.

Jayant Thakur, president of the Parsik Hill Residents Association, said the use of heavy machinery has certainly affected the hill, on which over 100 buildings have come up and another 100 sites are yet to be developed.

Rajendra Lokhande, general secretary of the association, said that the hill had already experienced a landslide during the monsoon, which damaged the water supply control room of the NMMC at the foot of the hill.

Dr. Sancheti said that a cooperative housing society in the area has confirmed that the excavation at the bottom was their work and asked CIDCO to take appropriate action.

The work was stopped after residents of Parsik Hill and Natconnect complained to the chief minister.