The Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) is all geared for developing over 2600 apartments in place of the slum pockets that are occupying various parts of the city. The High Court has instructed the slum dwellers to vacate the premises by September 30. The scheme being implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) had hit a roadblock after occupants from the slum pockets had approached the High Court seeking a stay in the process.
A writ petition was filed by Janhit Kalyankari Society seeking a stay in the process of vacating the premises in the month of June. Over 900-odd slum dwellers residing in various parts of Panvel were issued notices in the month of May by the municipal corporation to vacate the area by June 23. “We had approached the court because there was no clarity given by the corporation to the occupants about the criteria for eligibility under the scheme or even the kind of development proposed. The petition was also meant to understand the reason for difference in the construction dues likely to be paid by the beneficiaries dwelling in the area before and after the year 2000,” said a legal representative for the society.
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Source : Hindustan Times
