Mithi River Rejuvenation

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Mithi River Rejuvenation

• Public Interest Litigation 2116 of 2005
• Kirit Somaiya Vs State Others

Status of Mithi River Photo Feature (24
February, 2006)
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• Hon Court during the hearing on 22nd Feb. 2006,
  inquired, asked about the status of Mithi River
  and Action Plan.
• The petitioner Dr. Kirit Somaiya, Ex-MP,
  along-with photographer visited Mithi River once
  again on 24th Feb. 2006 and prepared Status of
  Mithi River Photo Feature for ready reference.

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Narrow River-Morarjee Compound-Passpoli
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Garbage dumping continue at Morarji Nagar
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BMC- Illegal sewage line in Mithi at Sakinaka
North
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Industrial waste flows in Mithi at Sakinaka North
(1)
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Industrial waste flows in Mithi at Sakinaka North
(2)
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Single Blockade at Sakinaka-Untouch-no action
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Debris dumping at Sakinaka Bridge
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Sakinaka(south)waste water thrown in Mithi
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Construction continues at Sakinaka inspite of
stop order by Govt (1)
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Construction continues-Sakinaka inspite of stop
order by Govt(2)
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Dumping of Kachara at Jari Mari-Airport (1)
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Dumping of Kachara at Jari Mari-Airport (2)
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Status of Mithi at Airport-Kalpana Talkies
Junction (1)
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Status of Mithi at Airport-Kalpana Talkies
Junction (2)
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Status of Mithi at Airport-Kalpana Talkies
Junction (3)
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Status of Mithi at Airport-Kalpana Talkies
Junction (4)
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Garbage Scrap dump yard at CST Road(1)
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Garbage Scrap dump yard at CST Road(2)
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Garbage Scrap dump yard at CST Road(3)
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• Status Of Mithi River
• on
• 23rd Feb 2006

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Committees Reports-Decision Implimentation

• Chitale Committee Report yet to be received
• CWPRS Report yet to be received
• IIT Report yet to be received
• Scientific demarcation of Mithi river pending
• Decision-demarcation about the original
  flow-width of Mithi river pending

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Mithi continues to flow as Nala

• Dumping of garbage-debris-plastic continued
• Flow of industrial waste continues
• Unauthorized scrap dealers continue to use River
  bank as dumping yard/warehouse/storage place
• Flow of waste from nearby residential areas
  continues
• BMC sewage line flow into the River continues

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Status of Blockades-Diversions-Shifting

• Not a single illegal commercial industrial
  structure removed
• Not a single blockade removed
• Abuse of Mithi river by Airport Authority yet to
  be corrected
• 900 Unnatural diversions remained as it is
• Demarcation of Mithi river yet to be completed
• Identification of slums to be shifted yet to be
  completed
• Rehabilitation program yet to be finalized

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Status Of Legal Structure On Mithi River Bank

• Status about legal structure on Mithi river-bed
  not decided
• Status of legal structures of/on the virgin river
  bed not discussed at all
• Haphazard decision to remove illegal structure on
  the origin / virgin river bed

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Legal status of Mithi River Development
Protection Authority

• Legal formation/character not available 
• Is it a Government Committee, a Corporation or
  Authority (like MMRDA)
• No staff, no budget, no finances, no bank account
• Articles of Association, objectives, MOUs
  nothing available
• Vision-Long tern Short term Action Plan not
  available-decided

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Planning And Resources

• Rs.1200 crore project announced by the Chief
  Minister
• No detailed planning, provision available
• Not a single paise Central Government grant
  received

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• Thanks
• Kirit Somaiya