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- Residents of Pali village in Bandra are protesting an NGO's construction of a sports facility on a collectorate-owned plot that has served as an open playground for decades.
- The suburban collectorate allocated Rs 6 crore for the project under the district development plan after a representation from MLA Ashish Shelar.
- The NGO, I Love Mumbai Foundation, is building a cricket turf and pickleball court, and its president Rahool Kanal says the facility will be open to locals for a nominal fee with ownership staying with the state.
- Activists, who earlier had a private club's tennis court on the plot demolished, question how the collector can override earlier orders from the Bombay High Court and his predecessor declaring the site a free open playground.
What to watch next
- Whether the legal challenge over the site's status as a public playground is formally raised or pursued.
- The pace of construction toward the stated 2027 completion date.
- Any response from the suburban collectorate on the earlier court and collector orders.
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Named India · Bandra · Colman Pereira · Daphne Warapen · Mumbai · Neville D'Souza football ground · Pali Village · Ashish Shelar · Bombay High Court · City and suburban collectors · I Love Mumbai Foundation · Rahool Kanal
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