In a major embarrassment for the Uddhav Thackeray led by the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, the Bombay High Court has granted an interim stay on the allotment of 102 acres of saltpan land at Kanjurmarg for the metro car shed, Mumbai Mirror reports.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi government was looking to construct a consolidated car shed at Kanjurmarg for lines 3, 4, 4A and 6 and now the court will decide the title rights over the disputed land.
Former CM of Maharastra in his tweet said, “Government should keep its ego aside and start Metro CarShed work at Aarey immediately. It is not about who is winning, we want victory of Mumbaikars!”
Government should keep its ego aside and start Metro CarShed work at Aarey immediately.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) December 16, 2020
It is not about who is winning, we want victory of Mumbaikars!
My take on Hon HC’s order…https://t.co/vOao3F3fIp pic.twitter.com/PgAwdiANOU
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) as of now has been asked to maintain the status quo.
When Uddhav Thackeray became CM of Maharashtra, there was a huge uproar over the construction of car shed in Aarey milk colony, a suburban in Goregaon. It became a matter of ego and plans were made to shift the car shed project to Kanjurmarg away from Aarey milk colony over the protests of by ‘environmental activists’.
This led the Union government filing a petition against the decision in the High Court though cabinet minister Aditya Thackeray had stated that the revenue records show that the land allotted by the collector to MMRDA for the car depot belongs to the state of Maharashtra.
“This land is crucial for Metro Line 6, 4 and 14, apart from 3, as it will save almost ₹5500 crores of government and be a nodal point for 1 crore citizens,” Thackeray said.