The Times of India            01.10.2013 

Mayor to meet CM on October 3

NASHIK: Mayor Yatin Wagh on Monday said he will meet chief minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai on October 3 and hand over him the resolution of the Nashik Municipal Corporation concerning the cancellation of the draft development plan of the city and seek time to prepare a new draft.

On September 23, the mayor had cancelled the draft DP during the civic general body meeting after members of all parties had sought its cancellation alleging that the plan had been chalked out in favour of builders for converting their maximum land into yellow belt (residential). They had said that the draft DP was unfair to farmers as maximum reservations for various civic projects were made on their lands. The also said that there would be no environmental balance as the agriculture zone has been reduced from existing 33% to 15%, which will affect the identity of Nashik as a 'grape city'.

Wagh told TOI, "We will seek time to prepare the draft DP newly. We have taken his appointment at 3pm on Thursday in Mumbai."