Yerawada SRA scheme · Civic
‘Unacceptable’: Yerawada scheme protest by over 200 Jadhavnagar residents, survey halted
Residents are demanding criminal action against developer Lalit Sakhare and Pashchim Builders and the restoration of the earlier 70% threshold; Sakhare has refuted the charges, calling them fabricated.
IllustrationSRA Secretary Sheetal Nikam announced the immediate suspension of the ongoing survey of the Jadhavnagar redevelopment scheme in Yerawada after more than 200 residents marched to the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) office.
The proposed SRA project in Yerawada has triggered major unrest. Protesting under the banner of the Jadhavnagar SRA Virodhi Kruti Samiti, residents demanded criminal action against developer Lalit Sakhare and Pashchim Builders.
They accuse the developer of relying on forged documents, bogus names and manipulated consent papers to push the redevelopment scheme through.
The residents also demanded that the 51% consent rule be scrapped and the earlier 70% threshold restored, to prevent misuse by builders. They have warned that the protest will intensify.
Nikam met the protesters and assured a joint hearing with the SRA Chief Executive Officer next week to probe the allegations.
Lalit Sakhare has refuted the charges, calling the allegations fabricated.
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