MUMBAI: After a three-decade impasse with the Centre, the state on Friday took its first step towards opening up 5,300 acres of salt pan land, one of the largest surplus land parcels in Mumbai.
The state’s revenue department has issued a GR asking t he Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to prepare a master plan for the development of the salt pan land, which is five times the size of erstwhile mill land, in coordination with the civic body and other departments such as urban development, environment and housing. Also, a nine-member high-powered committee, headed by chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya, has been set up to supervise the work on the plan.
The state has nearly 13,000 acres of salt pan land, with 5,300 acres in Mumbai, followed by around 2,000 acres in Vasai and 2,000 acres in Palghar district.
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