RE: Greetings of Goku Ashtami & Navroze

Dear  Meera,

Thank you for writing

I have following suggestion for the re-development of port-land :

BACKGROUND  :

*  Left to the corrupt politicians / bureaucrats / builders , the land will get used to construct high-rise towers , where each flat will get sold for crores of rupees

*  Land cannot be created . Its supply is finite

*  Mumbai city is terribly crowded, possibly , with lowest per person space ( sq ft ) in the World

*  SRA has failed to replace slums with livable homes for slum-dwellers

*  Slums are proliferating

*  Thousands of old / dilapidated buildings are likely to collapse over the years , with no place to go for the residents

*  Fire-fighting engines cannot even approach buildings on fire , due to narrow / congested approach roads , made worse by not having enough space for a fire engine to go around

SOLUTION :

*  Use port-land for construct low-cost houses to shift the slum-dwellers ( they will move only if these houses are given FREE )

*  In these houses , also move residents of dilapidated buildings ( again , FREE , - as an incentive )

*  All the ground - area vacated in this way , to be used for GARDENS / PARKS / PLAY GROUNDS , only ( open / green spaces )

*  This will de-congest the city and make it beautiful / livable / de-congested

regards,

hemen

From: Meera for Mumbai [mailto:meera@meerasanyal.com]
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 4:43 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Greetings of Goku Ashtami & Navroze

Dear Hemen Greetings of our Independence Day, Gokul Ashtami & Navroze ! It has been a while since my last update, as I have been actively working on the commitments that I made during the 2014 Lok Sabha campaign. You will recall that I had promised to work on the following agenda, regardless of whether I won or lost Work with citizens of Mumbai and urban planners to Reclaim for the city of Mumbai the 770 acres of Portlands, promised in 1980, & re-develop the Portlands in the next 5 years in a manner that is integrated with the needs of our city Stop the hazardous and toxic activities taking place in the Portlands especially the dumping of coal and ship breaking Stop the Proposed 1.2 million teu Offshore Container Terminal (OCT) that if built will clog the city’s arteries and strangle all possibilities for the city’s future re-development Help formulate and strengthen legislation for the empowerment and safety of women Support every initiative to simplify rules, reduce red tape and rationalise taxes so entrepreneurs and enterprise can flourish Support Police reforms, Judicial reforms, and Administrative Reforms. Help set up 1549 Mohalla Sabhas to empower the residents of every Polling Booth in South Mumbai with Swaraj My resolve to pursue the above agenda is stronger than ever. Along with other active citizens, young urban planners, and architects I have already submitted substantial proposals to the Mumbai Port Trust on the first three agenda points. I am working towards the remaining points at every opportunity. In coming mails I will be sharing more details.  I believe that our quest to make our city and country a better place must be a collaborative and inclusive effort. If you would like to join this effort please write to meeraformumbai@gmail.com with a copy to indrashilcrao@gmail.com. with my very best wishes Meera for Mumbai http://www.meerasanyal.com/ -=-=- Meera for Mumbai · Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005, India This email was sent to hcp@recruitguru.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Meera for Mumbai on Twitter or Facebook. -=-=- Created with NationBuilder, the essential toolkit for leaders.