BMC razes temple for Goregaon-Mulund Link Road project

Situated betwixt Dindoshi autobus halt and Ratnagiri junction successful P/North ward, the temple was demolished to facilitate enactment connected the GMLR project. According to officials, the temple authorities were fixed monetary compensation done the ward office, which carried retired the eviction drive.

Even arsenic the temple was beyond the GMLR roadmap, its determination – on a curve – was creating a roadblock, hindering enactment connected the ambitious project. “The width of the roadworthy is 45.7 metres i.e 150 feet wide. The temple is situated beyond the roadworthy enactment (planned route) of the GMLR. However, its determination was specified that it would person affected operation related works specified arsenic the conception launch. In a bid to facilitate postulation diversion, question of operation related vehicles, launching of segments and different works, we had to region the temple from the existing spot,” said a BMC official.

The demolition thrust was undertaken smoothly with nary absorption from the temple authorities.

A elder authoritative told The Indian Express, “It was a astir 40-50 twelvemonth aged Kali Mata temple. After checking each documents, the temple was recovered eligible and we person provided them with monetary compensation. Now, the temple is being relocated to an alternate location. The full thrust connected Friday was carried retired precise peacefully.”

Eyeing to relieve traffic, the BMC is undertaking to conception the 12.2km-long GMLR, which volition link Goregaon successful the occidental suburbs with Mulund successful the eastbound suburbs done a bid of arterial roads, underground tunnels and bridges.

Speaking to Express, a civic authoritative said, “The demolition of structures which are coming on the alignment is underway and it’s a gradual process. Overall, the GMLR falls nether 4 wards, of which 2 are successful the occidental suburbs and different 2 – T and S wards – successful the eastbound suburbs.”