BMC will head survey to identify PAPs for Brimstowad project

 In what could speed up crucial river widening works under the Brihanmumbai  Municipal Corporation's (BMC) ambitious Brihanmumbai Storm Water   Drainage (Brimstowad) project, the state housing department issued a   notification last week giving the BMC full authority to survey and decide on   the eligibility of slum dwellers as project-affected persons (PAPs), as   opposed to having to wait for the Collector's office, MHADA or MMDRA to do  so.

 The project, aimed at easing flooding in Mumbai during monsoons, has been   delayed due to slum encroachments along the Dahisar, Poisar, Oshiwara   and Mithi rivers as well as the Vakola nullah. 
Earlier, the civic body had to   wait for the Collector's office, MMRDA or Mhada to decide on the eligibility of   slum dwellers as PAPs, before the encroachments could be demolished and   the PAPs rehabilitated elsewhere. 
"The deputy collector's office had written to the state government in   December 2016 saying that the process of conducting surveys will take a lot   of time, considering the work pressure they are currently under. We have   decided to give BMC the authority to conduct the survey. We want to   expedite the project," said BJ Pawar, Joint Secretary of the Housing   Department. The BMC, however, will continue to rely on the Railways for the   survey and eligibility of PAPs in the case of slum encroachments on Railway   land. 

- DEVASHRI BHUJBAL | Thu, 2 Feb 2017 , Mumbai , DNA

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BMC will head survey to identify PAPs for Brimstowad project