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Mumbai Police have sought documents after BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha complained that a road reserved under the Development Plan (DP) in Mulund West had allegedly been incorporated into a private residential project. The proposed road, connecting Off Park Road and the Tansa Pipeline area to LBS Marg, runs across survey plots 543, 544 and 547 in Nahur village. Kotecha has sought an investigation into the alleged encroachment and demanded that the missing road stretch be restored to the BMC’s T Ward for public use.
A dispute over a sanctioned Development Plan (DP) road in Mulund West has prompted a police inquiry after BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha alleged that a portion of the public road has been incorporated into a private residential development. The complaint concerns a planned road linking Off Park Road and the Tansa Pipeline area with LBS Marg, which was intended to provide an additional east-west connection in the locality.
According to the complaint, the road alignment passes through survey plots 543, 544 and 547 in Nahur village. While part of the planned road has reportedly been developed, Kotecha has alleged that the remaining portion is no longer available at the location identified in the Development Plan. He has asked the police to examine how the land earmarked for the road came to form part of a private development.
The MLA's complaint was submitted at Mulund police station along with copies of the sanctioned Development Plan map and other documents. Police have sought relevant records as part of their examination of the complaint. At this stage, the allegations remain subject to verification and investigation, and no finding of wrongdoing has been established against the developer or other parties named in the complaint.
Kotecha has alleged that a large residential project has come up over the alignment identified for the road. He has pointed to a nearly 60-storey tower, boundary structures and barricades at the location, claiming that these have prevented the proposed public connection from being used. He has also questioned the role of the project's architect and sought examination of the approvals and records associated with the development.
The issue has also raised questions about the implementation of Development Plan reservations in Mumbai. DP roads are intended to form part of the city's planned public road network, and their availability is important for maintaining connectivity as neighbourhoods become more densely developed. Kotecha has argued that the Mulund road could have helped distribute traffic and provided an alternative connection between the Tansa Pipeline area and LBS Marg.
The MLA has further sought the involvement of the BMC's T Ward in establishing the status of the road and recovering the portion allegedly unavailable on site. He has also made representations to civic authorities seeking action on the matter. The complaint raises the question of whether the road reservation was appropriately reflected and protected during the development approval process.
A key aspect of the inquiry will therefore be the comparison of the sanctioned DP alignment with the actual site conditions and development approvals. The relevant land records, sanctioned plans, building permissions and subsequent civic documentation would help establish whether the road reservation was retained, altered or incorporated into the private project.
The controversy highlights a wider urban-planning concern in Mumbai, where reserved infrastructure corridors can become increasingly difficult to implement once surrounding land is developed. Any decision on the Mulund road will ultimately depend on the findings of the police and civic authorities and on verification of the official planning and property records.
The Mulund DP road dispute has placed the protection of reserved public infrastructure under scrutiny. The immediate focus is on determining whether the sanctioned road alignment was lawfully maintained and whether any portion was incorporated into the private development. The police inquiry and examination of BMC records are expected to establish the facts before any further action is taken.
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