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HC recalls 2005 Mumbai deluge amid review of plea against Mithi river project
Updated On: 03 March, 2024 02:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bombay HC emphasized the importance of public interest while declining comprehensive relief to the petitioners opposing proposed Mithi River improvement project.
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Reflecting on the catastrophic Mumbai deluge of July 2005, the Bombay High Court described the city as immersed in water, emphasising the severe damage caused mostly by illegal structures along the banks of the Mithi River. In response to petitions filed by the Ashiyana Welfare Society and Sameer Ahmed Choudhary opposing the proposed Mithi River improvement project, the bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Kamal Khata, highlighted the need for public interest in declining comprehensive relief to the petitioners, reported PTI.
According to the report, the petitions attempted to block the demolition of socially significant structures, but the court emphasised the lingering memory of the 2005 deluge and its terrible impact on Mumbai, particularly along the Mithi river mouth.
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