Mumbai: ‘Why does BMC need this policy?’

Updated On: 11 September, 2023 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve

Activists question the purpose for the draft Recreation and Play Ground adoption policy, and say the civic body can well maintain the city and suburbs’ open spaces

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Activists suspect that BMC will eventually offer all open plots for adoption. Representation pic/Anurag Ahire

Upset with the civic draft Recreation and Play Ground (RG-PG) adoption policy released on Friday, city activists have questioned its existence. This Friday, they plan to meet senior civic officials to register their opposition to civic land being given out for adoption. They wonder why BMC cannot maintain open spaces on its own. As per the policy, BMC will develop and maintain these grounds itself, but it still leaves room for adoption in exceptional cases. As reported earlier, activists suspect that BMC will eventually offer all these plots for adoption.

(From left) Activists Anil Galgali, Ashok Doshi, Shailesh Gandhi and Sharad Wagle, who met on Sunday