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2,167-hect salt pan land to be used for housing purpose in Bombay

The Union Cabinet has decided to transfer 2,167 hectares of salt pan lands in Bombay for housing purpose.

"Half of the land would be handed over to the Government of Maharashtra, while the remaining would be transferred to the ministry of urban development for housing purpose," Petroleum Minister Ram Naik told reporters in New Delhi.

The Housing and Urban Development Corporation will look after the management and maintenance of the lands, he said, adding that the decision would help greatly in solving housing problem in Bombay.

The land could now be used for resettlement of slums and other purposes.

In order to finalise end-use of land with the Central government, a group of ministers has been constituted under the chairmanship of Urban Development Minister Jagmohan, he said.

Other ministers of the group are Petroleum Minister Ram Naik, Heavy Industries Minister Manohar Joshi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan, Railways Minister Nitish Kumar, Civil Aviation Minister Sharad Yadav and Shipping Minister Arun Jaitley.

Pointing out that several lands in Bombay belonging to the railways, airport authority, port trust and defence department had been encroached upon, Naik said that a demand was made to use salt pan lands for construction of houses.

There are salt pan lands in Bombay at Dahisar, Goregaon Pahaadi, Malvani in western suburbs, Mulund, Bhandup, Kanjur, Nahur, Ghatkopar, Chembur, Turbhe and Mandale in eastern suburbs and Wadala and Anik in central Bombay.

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