Kasba Peth Metro station plan comes under fire
TNN | Updated: Mar 4, 2019, 06:30 IST
Kasba Peth residents staged a protest against the Metro station project in the area PUNE: A group of Kasba Peth residents staged a protest against the upcoming Metro station in the area on Sunday.
Sporting placards, the protesters decried Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation’s (MahaMetro) plan of building the station, going against what they claimed was the residents’ interests.
“We are not objecting to the Metro project. We are opposing the station, which is being built by demolishing our properties. This is uncalled for. The station can be shifted elsewhere, avoiding damage to buildings as well as religious structures in the area,” said Mohan More, a resident of the area.
Another objection the residents had was the fact that the station is being built in a densely populated area. The agitators claimed that 260 homes, 30 shops and six religious structures will be razed to make space for the station.
MahaMetro, which is executing the project, had pegged that number at 197 homes and 28 commercial establishments.
As per the agitators, the MahaMetro decided to acquire these properties and rehabilitate those affected to a facility to be constructed in the land occupied by Dadoji Konddev school in the vicinity. “Instead of shifting the residents, the station should be shifted,” the protesters said
The residents said the station, as proposed, would be very close to other stations, such as Civil Court and Mandai. “There is no need to build a station at Kasba Peth, which is a completely residential area without much commercial activity,” they said.
Metro officials said they were consulting the project-affected and trying to resolve their issues. “A special cell has been established at our Koregaon Park office to address the residents’ issues. We are holding one-on-one meetings with the affected residents,” said Hemant Sonawane, MahaMetro’s public relations officer.
He said that the plan for rehabilitation was ready. The details have been shared with the people. “The demand of some citizens, to shift the station to Dadoji Konddev high school, is not feasible,” Sonawane said.
Sporting placards, the protesters decried Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation’s (MahaMetro) plan of building the station, going against what they claimed was the residents’ interests.
“We are not objecting to the Metro project. We are opposing the station, which is being built by demolishing our properties. This is uncalled for. The station can be shifted elsewhere, avoiding damage to buildings as well as religious structures in the area,” said Mohan More, a resident of the area.
Another objection the residents had was the fact that the station is being built in a densely populated area. The agitators claimed that 260 homes, 30 shops and six religious structures will be razed to make space for the station.
MahaMetro, which is executing the project, had pegged that number at 197 homes and 28 commercial establishments.
As per the agitators, the MahaMetro decided to acquire these properties and rehabilitate those affected to a facility to be constructed in the land occupied by Dadoji Konddev school in the vicinity. “Instead of shifting the residents, the station should be shifted,” the protesters said
The residents said the station, as proposed, would be very close to other stations, such as Civil Court and Mandai. “There is no need to build a station at Kasba Peth, which is a completely residential area without much commercial activity,” they said.
Metro officials said they were consulting the project-affected and trying to resolve their issues. “A special cell has been established at our Koregaon Park office to address the residents’ issues. We are holding one-on-one meetings with the affected residents,” said Hemant Sonawane, MahaMetro’s public relations officer.
He said that the plan for rehabilitation was ready. The details have been shared with the people. “The demand of some citizens, to shift the station to Dadoji Konddev high school, is not feasible,” Sonawane said.
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