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Church errors continue in sanctioned Mumbai Development Plan

Christian community in anguish with new DP, which continues to mark churches as gardens and even schools

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The residents of gaothans stage a silent protest against the collector's office and Revenue Department for their various demands

The residents of gaothans stage a silent protest against the collector's office and Revenue Department for their various demands

Members of Christian groups across the city continue their fight for churches that have been marked incorrectly in the Development Plan 2034 despite these objections having been raised with the state government as well as the civic body. After studying the sanctioned development plan, members of the community say that 22 churches have not been marked at all and others have been marked as industrial zones, orphanages and even graveyards. The fear is that this will allow for misuse of the land usage on the said spots.

Godfrey Pimenta, executive committee member of the Bombay Catholic Sabha, pointed out that only 28 churches, out of the city's approximately 100, have been marked correctly even though the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act mandates that all religious structures should be marked in the DP. "We had pointed these errors out to the Planning Committee and later with the Urban Development Department. A total of 13,000 suggestions and objections were sent from various church groups. However, the errors continue to be reflected in the sanctioned plan," he said.

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