Indian Express 18.05.2010
Civic body clears land hurdles on JVLR way
Express News Service Tags : corporation, JVLR Posted: Wed May 19 2010, 03:14 hrs
Mumbai: The Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) connecting the Western and the Eastern Express highways took another step towards completion with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) acquiring land for the 5-km stretch it will build.The MMRDA, which has built the 45-metre-wide road from Vikhroli to Jogeshwari East till Western Express Highway had handed over the stretch from Western Express Highway to the railway tracks and from the tracks up to SV Road in Jogeshwari to the BMC to build after rehabilitating projected affected persons on the stretch.
The BMC demolished 24 shanties, 57 commercial structures, 32 residential structures and eight cattle-sheds along the JVLR, from Jogeshwari railway station to S V Road on Monday. The demolition of the 121 structures were carried out by K (West) ward office.
“All eligible occupants have been given alternative accommodation at Ajgaonkar in Jogeshwari East,” said a civic official.
“Around 37 occupants had filed a writ in the High Court as they were unhappy with alternate accommodation. However, the court ruled in favour of BMC. Now we can take up full-fledged work on the remaining stretch of JVLR bridge,” said an official from the roads department. Monday’s demolition was carried out in presence of 50 policemen from the Amboli and Oshiwara police stations.
