Amid opposition to koliwadas being notified as slums and being redeveloped under Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes , the authority has issued an order to stop all such projects and related activities till the demarcation of fishing villages in the city is complete. Last month, state revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat had informed the legislative council that 31 of the 41 koliwadas had been demarcated in Mumbai, but in some cases, the demarcation had not taken place owing to local opposition. Thorat had further said that the collectors in Konkan region have also been instructed to demarcate koliwadas.
Source: Times of India
