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Mumbai: Coastal Road To Be Hoardings Free Only On Reclaimed Land, Traffic NOC Mandatory, Says BMC’s Draft Policy 2024

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Mumbai: Coastal Road To Be Hoardings Free Only On Reclaimed Land, Traffic NOC Mandatory, Says BMC's Draft Policy 2024

Mumbaikars demand for hoarding free coastal road has been only partially fulfilled by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as under the new draft policy, hoardings have been prohibited only within the reclaimed lands for the coastal road. Hence, the commuters are likely to see the hoardings coming up on the non-reclaimed land (open spaces) along the coastal road.

The BMC recently had approved six hoardings in the open spaces along the coastal road in south Mumbai- four in Tata Garden and two in Haji Ali. The contractor will be able to erect the hoardings once the Maharashtra Coastal Regulatory Management Authority gives a final nod. These open spaces fall under the Coastal Regulatory Zone.

What authorities says?

Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Special) Kiran Dighavkar said, “No hoardings are allowed within the reclaimed lands of the coastal road.” He added that the hoardings approved in the Tata Garden and Haji Ali fall beyond the reclaimed lands for coastal road.

Under Draft Policy Guidelines for Display of Outdoor Advertisements 2024 released on Friday, the BMC has permitted erecting hoardings on the Coastal Regulatory Zone with ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) by the Maharashtra Coastal Regulatory Management Authority.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MLA from Worli had demanded that BMC should follow the ‘hoardings free coastal road’ and stressed that the hoardings could cause accidents. The residents of south Mumbai also started online petition to oppose hoardings along southern arm of the coastal road.

What is the new hoarding policy?

The draft policy also mentions that the earlier system of different sizes for different zones was without any rationale, and the advertisers are allowed to put any size of hoardings (as per policy) anywhere under BMC jurisdiction. The city will have hoardings size of maximum 40ft x 40ft and maximum 100 ft tall.

The draft policy for erecting hoardings also comes with amended process of permissions, including mandatory NOC from Traffic police department. The draft policy also adds the areas prohibited for erecting hoardings, like erecting hoardings on building terrace, traffic island, bridge gantries among others.

As per the draft policy, all the government authorities (like Railways, MHADA, MMRDA etc) now have to strictly follow BMC guidelines for erecting hoardings. BMC spokesperson Tanaji Kamble said that these guidelines existed earlier too, however the government agencies did not abide to the BMC guidelines. After the supreme court’s recent order all agencies need to follow guidelines set by the BMC.

The draft policy comes three months after the fatal Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident, which killed 17 people and injured over 70.

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Abu Asim’s letter to the state chief minister and DGP, threatening Nanded Muslims not to sacrifice, demanding action against miscreants to ensure peace

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In Nanded, Maharashtra, Bajrang Dal goons have threatened Muslims with weapons in the area so that Muslims do not sacrifice on Eid-ul-Adha, which is a threat to the state’s atmosphere and there is also a fear of communal violence. In such a situation, the police and administration should take strict action to maintain law and order and curb the miscreants because terrorism by Bajrang Dal goons is on the rise here.

To ensure law and order in the Degulur taluka of Dharmabad district of Nanded district of the state, state Chief Minister and Police Chief DGP have been demanded by MLA and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi to take action against sectarians and miscreants. Azmi has made a serious allegation that Bajrang Dal workers are patrolling the Dharmabad area with weapons and are threatening Muslims and trying to intimidate and spoil the atmosphere so that they do not sacrifice on Eid-ul-Adha, and Hindu extremists have warned Muslims not to sacrifice. Abu Asim Azmi has also sent a letter to the Chief Minister and DGP, demanding immediate intervention from the administration in this matter.

He has said in the letter that a local from Dharmaabad, Sheikh Lal Ahmed, has informed him about the mischief of the miscreants. He has alleged that the miscreants of Bajrang Dal are instructing not to offer sacrifices on Eid-ul-Adha and are also threatening Muslims. He said that the terrorism of Bajrang Dal and RSS should be banned and action should be taken against those who spoil the environment so that peace and security is maintained in Dharmaabad on Eid-ul-Adha. Azmi has appealed that strict police security arrangements be made in Dharmaabad on Eid-ul-Adha so that social harmony is maintained and Muslims can celebrate their festival peacefully.

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Animal markets will remain open for sacrifice, Gauseva Aayog withdraws controversial order

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Mumbai: The Mumbai GauSeva Ayog has withdrawn its controversial order to keep cattle markets closed from June 3 to June 8 until Eid-ul-Adha. It has only said that it should be ensured that there is no slaughter of prohibited animals during the sacrifice. After a meeting of Muslim representatives along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister had issued an order to withdraw the circular, after which the Gau Seva Ayog has withdrawn its controversial circular and order. This circular had said that animal markets in all districts of the state should be closed till June 8 to prohibit cow slaughter on Eid-ul-Adha. Muslims opposed this and during the meeting of Muslim representatives, the Chief Minister had announced the withdrawal of this order. Therefore, the GauSeva Ayog has officially withdrawn the circular and instead issued a new circular, which has lifted the ban on animal markets. Along with this, strict implementation of the cow slaughter law has also been demanded.

The state government is responsible for implementing the cow slaughter law and the police and administration are ready for it, but after the GauSeva Aayog issued such a controversial circular, Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Rais Sheikh had declared it illegal and said that the circular issued is completely illegal and controversial, while the Aayog has no authority to issue orders, it can only make recommendations. In such a situation, after the order of the Chief Minister, now animal markets will continue during the sacrifice period and there is no ban on the market of buffaloes including goats, therefore Muslims have been appealed not to pay attention to rumors.

Deonar Slaughterhouse General Manager Kaleem Pathan also said that the Deonar Goat Market will continue and the order issued by the Gau Seva Aayog has been withdrawn, so the public should not pay attention to rumors about the Deonar Goat Market. He said that along with the facilities in the Goat Market in Deonar, arrangements have been made for the convenience of buyers. Along with stalls, other facilities are also available here. He said that more than 150,000 goats have arrived in the Deonar Goat Market and along with this, more than 80,000 goats are left.

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Rain started in Mumbai

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Mumbai: Heavy rains have been continuing in Mumbai since last night. Mumbai city has recorded 20.93 mm of rain, East 23.40 mm and West 20.10 mm of rain. Despite the rain continuing in the city and suburbs, life is normal. Train and bus services are normal. Due to rain in the city, there have also been complaints of water accumulation on the roads due to lack of cleaning of drains in low-lying areas. According to BMC, rain will continue in the city and the rain will be intermittent. Therefore, BMC has claimed to make all the arrangements, but due to lack of repair of roads in the city, citizens are facing a lot of problems.

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