Proposal to build school at Colaba plot withheld

The improvements committee of BMC has referred back to a proposal of building a municipal school at South Mumbai Colaba area. On Friday, the committee tabled a proposal of building a municipal school on a reserved land owned by a private owner at Colaba. Under the MRTP Act 1966, the owner had sent a ' Purchase Notice' to the state government last year. Following which the urban development department of the state government had referred the proposal to the BMC for acquiring the land. Members of the panel said the state government accepted the proposal on July 20, 2020 and the period of reservation is expected to lapse on July 19, 2021. The panel members of Shiv Sena citing discrepancies in the matter, referred it back for further approval. "When the land is reserved, then why give a second thought? The land needs to be acquired at the earliest,” said BJP corporator Vinod Mishra.