The record
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- The CEO of Aarey Colony, Shrikant Shipurkar, has filed over a dozen FIRs against slumlords since March and plans around ten more over illegal structures in the eco-sensitive zone.
- More than 350 unauthorised structures have been demolished, but they are repeatedly rebuilt by slumlords, and limited manpower makes enforcement difficult.
- Action now involves coordination between the forest department, BMC, police, and Aarey authorities, with debris dumping on forest land a particular concern.
- The state government has proposed rehabilitating tribals and slum-dwellers from 46 sites onto 33.6 acres near Vanrai, which would free up 180 acres in Aarey, with the SRA directed to conduct a biometric survey.
What to watch next
- Filing of the additional 10 FIRs and whether charges under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act are added.
- Whether the high-powered committee approves the MP's flag post proposal and how NOC rules under the CM's standing instructions are applied.
- Progress of the SRA biometric survey and the tribal and slum-dweller rehabilitation plan near Vanrai.
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