Colaba residents move HC to halt Radio Club jetty work
Mumbai:
Colaba residents
have moved the
Bombay high court
urging to quash and set aside the decision of the state govt and
Maharashtra Maritime Board
(MMB) to construct a passenger jetty and terminal facilities near Radio Club.
"Such a terminal building and huge jetty will destroy the heritage vista of the harbour from the promenade and the heritage
Gateway of India
when viewed from the sea...Breaking of the sea wall and putting piles into the sea bed …will also jeopardise buildings (along the seafront)," stated the petition by Clean and Colaba Residents Association comprising over 400 residents. It has challenged the construction of the project "in the sea on stilts from the sea face abutting the Gateway of India and located near the Radio Club end".
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The petition, filed through advocate Prerak Choudhary, stated that the project involves a terminal building of approximately 1.5 acres and a tennis racket-shaped jetty that will extend further over half a kilometre into the sea. The total area covered by the project will be 15.5 acres i.e is about 70% of the size of Oval Maidan which is 22 acres.
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The petition said the "gargantuan" structure has been approved by the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority under the 2019 Coastal Zone Regulation notification that permits only a 'standalone jetty'. Further, the Heritage Conservation Committee approved this project which will require breaking of the wall of the seaside promenade for access to the terminal and will distort the sea front of the Gateway of India. "To preserve the character of this heritage area, owners of building/apartment situated on/along the waterfront have not been permitted to make even small changes to their frontages," it pointed out.
The petition claimed that the entire approval process was done without public notice and the residents were not heard. Among the grounds, the association said there is "no application of mind as to the impact of the location and operation of such a jetty and a large terminal in an already traffic congested area". It also seeks the pending hearing and disposal of the petition for an injunction including the contractor, RKCE Projects, from implementing the project and preventing residents from using the pavement along the seafront.
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