The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) filed its affidavit in support of the State’s application. The civic corporation stated that it had certain land parcels in its possession and that the private firm could not claim ownership over the same.
The State and Central governments had allotted land parcels admeasuring over 100 hectares to BMC to establish the Kanjurmarg dumping ground for solid waste as per Supreme Court directions, BMC claimed in its affidavit.
It added that of the 141 hectares, 23 hectares is mangrove land and as per the forest department’s decision, the State has retained the said area. Therefore, it added, that remaining land is in the exclusive possession of BMC.
BMC also stated that certain land parcels had been reserved in the Kanjur village for a playground, garden, police station, affordable housing, shelters for homeless, maternity home, primary/secondary school, municipality market and multi-purpose community centre among others.
Source: Barandbench
