Draft CRZ notification: Diluted norms benefitting builders, say environmentalists

The rules also subclassifes CRZ- III into CRZ- III A and III B. (File)Environmentalists in the city have raised objections to the draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018, saying it has diluted the norms while benefitting builders. “The new rules will open areas like Vasai, Virar, Palghar and Mira ...
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'Draft CRZ Rules too builder-friendly'

“This will put lot of strain on development particularly for Manori, Malad, Mahim creeks in the Western Suburbs and Thane Creek — which even has a flamingo sanctuary, Mahul creek in Eastern Suburbs and Vasai creek. It seems that the new rules have been drafted only to please the builders' lobby as ...
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New draft CRZ rules protect builders' interest, not coastal environment, say activists

The 50m distance rule will put lot of strain on the development particularly in ecologically sensitive areas such as Manori, Malad, Mahim creeks along the western suburbs, and Thane (Thane creek flamingo sanctuary), Mahul creek in the eastern suburbs and Vasai creek, north of Mumbai,” said Godfrey ...
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Draft CRZ notification: Diluted norms benefitting builders, say environmentalists

The rules also subclassifes CRZ- III into CRZ- III A and III B. (File)Environmentalists in the city have raised objections to the draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018, saying it has diluted the norms while benefitting builders. “The new rules will open areas like Vasai, Virar, Palghar and Mira ...
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Man and his friend rape estranged wife in Mumbai; one held, one on the run

According to the woman's statement, she was dragged into a taxi and forcefully taken to Virar,” said a police officer. She was taken to a room where she was beaten and raped by the two men, the woman said in her statement. When the accused were asleep, she managed to escape the next morning.
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Notorious Mira-Bhayander gangster Tatya Patel held from Vasai

MUMBAI: Notorious gangster from the Mira-Bhayander region, Ashraf alias Tatya Patel, who was absconding since 2015 was arrested from Vasai late Wednesday. He was produced before the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court in Thane and remanded to police custody till April ...
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Fed-up with crowding, locals want Indian Railways to roll-out relief

The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), that is implementing the MUTP-3, has stated that it needs 100 to 110 hectares of land for the new rail lines. This land is mainly for the Kalwa-Airoli elevated corridor, quadrupling of the Virar-Dahanu rail lines and a new suburban rail on the Panvel-Karjat ...
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Mumbai: Locals want rail line work to speed up

"A majority of them occupy the land needed for the Kalwa-Airoli elevated rail line," said a rail official. A new station called Dighe between these two stations has also been proposed. This line will connect the Main and Trans Harbour lines. Two more tracks will be added on the Virar-Dahanu section which ...
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Indian Railways big gift for Mumbaikars! Mumbai suburban rail stations to undergo massive ...

The 19 suburban railway stations, which have been selected on the basis of their foot-fall are Mumbai Central, Jogeshwari, Kandivli, Mira Road, Bhayandar, Vasai Road, Nallasopara, Virar, Bhandup, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli, Shahad, Neral, Kasara, GTB Nagar, Chembur, Govandi and Mankhurd.
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Fed-up with crowding, locals want Indian Railways to roll-out relief

The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), that is implementing the MUTP-3, has stated that it needs 100 to 110 hectares of land for the new rail lines. This land is mainly for the Kalwa-Airoli elevated corridor, quadrupling of the Virar-Dahanu rail lines and a new suburban rail on the Panvel-Karjat ...
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