[ecis2016.org] The Bombay High Court has blamed residents’ lack of confidence in the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation for the opposition to the Metro III project and proposed that a committee be set up, to suggest ways to minimise damage from the metro work
The Bombay High Court, on October 13, 2017, said that one of the reasons the Metro III project was facing opposition from the residents, was their lack of confidence in the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL). A bench of chief justice Manjula Chellur and justice NM Jamdar, also said the way of life and thought process of the people in Mumbai, were different from that of those in cities like Delhi and Kochi, where metro projects proceeded unhindered.
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The bench proposed that a committee comprising experts, some residents and a high court judge be constituted, to suggest ways to minimise the impact and damage caused to the environment by the Metro III work. “The public should feel happy about what you (MMRCL) are doing. In the present case, the public has no confidence in you. They aren’t sure if what you are doing is right, perhaps because you are not transparent or you are not able to communicate with the public,” the court said.
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It directed the advocate general to suggest the names of those, who should be there in the committee. “However, the residents in the committee should be wise men. They should not be abnormal, over-sensitive people,” chief justice Chellur said. The directions came while the bench was hearing a petition, alleging violation of noise pollution norms by the MMRCL in the construction of the Metro III line.
In August 2017, acting on the petition, the court had passed an interim order, restraining the MMRCL from carrying out any construction or ancillary work on the Metro III line, between 10 pm and 6 am. The MMRCL, however, had sought permission from the court for using heavy vehicles and machinery for transporting construction debris, mud, etc., at night.
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While the bench refused to vacate the stay at the latest hearing, it directed the MMRCL to submit the details of all the work it intends to do over the next three months, the work it wishes to do at night and the reasons why it must only be done at night. It also directed the MMRCL to release its work schedule on its website.
The bench, however, also reiterated that it had no intention of halting the metro project. Meanwhile, in a related matter, the bench directed the MMRCL to implement the curative measures, suggested by a court-appointed committee, which is studying the damaging effects of the tunneling work for the Metro III line on the heritage buildings of south Mumbai.
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