East Indians of Mira Bhayandar have demanded a plot for East Indian Bhavan in the city development plan. An Uttan resident, Freeda Moraes, has written a letter to the civic body in this regard.

“The East Indian community is native here. We are the sons of the soil, but are not given priority. So many community centres are coming up in Mira Bhayandar, but not ours. When I met some civic officials about this, they said Catholics are self-sufficient and hence do not need this,” claimed Moraes. She added, “My demand is very simple. Our culture should be preserved as this culture was developed in this land.”