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Mumbai: BMC To Provide 4,000 Homes For Mulund PAP Families, 7,439 Units Under Construction; Completion Expected In 5 Yrs

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Mumbai: The long-standing issue of the rehabilitation of Project Affected People (PAP) in Mulund has reached a decisive conclusion, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirming that only local families impacted by infrastructure projects will be accommodated in the Mulund PAP housing scheme. The project, currently under construction in Mulund East, is set to provide homes for approximately 4,000 displaced families from the area, with the remaining units being converted into BMC staff quarters for its employees.

Construction Underway Across Mulund and Bhandup

BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, in a letter addressed to the Principal Secretary of the Urban Development Department, outlined the specifics of the project. The letter references ongoing construction work across seven administrative wards, including Mulund (East) and Bhandup, where 7,439 and 1,903 tenements, respectively, are being built. According to the commissioner, the construction of the PAP tenements, which began in March 2022, is expected to be completed within five years, with the homes in Mulund and Bhandup becoming available to BMC in the next three years.

The state government’s Housing Department has also issued a new policy on PAP tenements via a Government Resolution (GR) dated August 19, 2024. The policy sets forth a procedure for the distribution of homes to those affected by public purpose projects, with a focus on transparency and fairness. Under the policy, eligible beneficiaries will be prioritized based on proximity to the project site, ensuring that displaced residents are relocated to nearby areas.

BMC Reserves Over 6,000 Units in Zone VI for Local PAP Families

The BMC has committed to reserving all tenements constructed in Zone VI for local PAP families. In a note from the Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Zone VI, it was confirmed that 4,244 residential and 1,902 non-residential units would be allocated to families affected by local infrastructure projects. Any surplus tenements will be converted into municipal staff quarters for BMC employees.

Local BJP leader Kirit Somaiya expressed satisfaction, stating, “The residents of Mulund who have long fought for their rightful homes have finally received justice. Only Mulund’s Project Affected People (PAP) will benefit from this rehabilitation project; no others will be allowed to claim these homes.”

He further added, “Those who sacrificed their houses for the betterment of Mulund such as for key infrastructure projects like the Mulund-Goregaon Link Road, the expansion of Mulund Nallah, road developments, and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park—will soon receive the homes they deserve. These Mulundkars will be resettled in the newly constructed units, while the remaining 3,500 tenements will be allocated to BMC staff quarters. The scam orchestrated by Uddhav Thackeray’s administration in 2022 will no longer affect these residents, as the Shinde-Fadnavis government has now ensured justice for the citizens of Mulund.”

The development is seen as a major step forward in resolving the long-standing issue of PAP rehabilitation in Mulund and has brought relief to thousands of residents who have been affected by infrastructure projects.

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Maharashtra drug racket exposed from MP police station, 4 arrested

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Mumbai: Police Crime Branch has claimed to have busted a drug smuggling gang in Maharashtra from Madhya Pradesh MC and arrested four accused involved in it from MP. All four are accused of running a drug racket in Maharashtra. On November 3, Imran alias Babu Khan (38), Waqas Abdul Rab Khan (30), Taqdeen Rafiq Khan (30), Kamlesh Ajay Chavan (23) from Nowpara were reported to have supplied drugs from Madhya Pradesh and sold them in Maharashtra. After this, the police arrested all four and seized more than one kg of MD, which is said to be worth more than Rs 2 crore, from their possession. This was informed by the DCP Crime Branch Amar Singh Jadhav here. He said that a big drug racket has been busted and there is a possibility of more arrests.

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Two youths drown in Mumbai’s Mahim creek

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Mumbai: Two people jumped into the Mahim creek in Mumbai, due to which they drowned. The search for them is on. Today at around 12:20 pm, Irshad Asif Sheikh, a transgender, aged 22, residing at Lal Mati, Nargis Dutt Nagar, Bandra (West), Mumbai, and Qalander Altaf Khan, aged 20, residing at Lal Mati, Nargis Dutt Nagar, Bandra (West), were standing between a bridge in Bandra. During this, they had an argument and one jumped into the creek while the other also jumped into the water to save him.

During the argument, Irshad jumped into the water and Qalander Khan jumped after him to save him. However, both drowned in the water.

The search operation is on, so far no trace of both has been found. Teams are searching for both.

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Sameer Wankhede targeted in The Baddest of Bollywood; Delhi High Court orders removal of objectionable content from controversial series in defamation case

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Mumbai: The Mumbai-Delhi High Court has strongly criticized Red Chillies Entertainment Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan and others in the defamation case against NCB Zonal Director IRS officer Sameer Wankhede and said that artistic freedom does not mean mocking a person. After this, the High Court has ordered that the controversial footage related to Sameer Wankhede be removed from the controversial Netflix series The Bads of Bollywood. Sameer Wankhede had filed a petition in the High Court and pleaded that his character has been killed in The Bads of Bollywood and this series has been made to target him. The purpose is to humiliate and mock Sameer Wankhede. After watching some parts of this series, the High Court has ordered the removal of the controversial parts from the film.

Sameer Wankhede’s lawyer had told the court that the character portrayed in the film is a comparison to Sameer Wankhede and that this series has been created with the intention of tarnishing Wankhede’s image. The Bads of Bollywood is malicious, therefore, the above-mentioned controversial scenes and objectionable dialogues should be deleted from the series, on which the court has issued an order to delete the controversial and objectionable content and content. Earlier, while hearing Sameer Wankhede’s petition, the court had sent notices to Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies, Netflix, Meta, and social media platforms and directed them to file a response. To this, Red Chillies had called the film and series a drama and made it clear that it had nothing to do with the facts. However, despite this, the Delhi High Court inquired whether a film drama does not mean that someone’s character is killed and said this, it reprimanded Shah Rukh Khan and the film company. Sameer Wankhede tried to prove through his argument that the character portrayed in the film resembles Sameer Wankhede and that this character has been portrayed in a negative way to target him and in this, an attempt has been made to make fun of Sameer Wankhede through this character, which has humiliated Wankhede, which the court has accepted and issued a directive to delete the objectionable and controversial content. This is a big success for Sameer Wankhede, while Shah Rukh Khan has suffered a huge setback.

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