MMRCL has given several reasons for not shifting the car shed from Aarey Colony to Kanjurmarg. D Stalin, project director of Vanshakti, one of the organisations at the forefront of the Save Aarey Movement debunks all the claims and exposes the blatant lies propagated by MMRCL.
MMRCL Claim: The expert committee rejected the option of Kanjurmarg and proposed Aarey colony for Metro car shed.
Truth:
The expert committee consisting of 6 members team- 4 bureaucrats and 2 environmental scientists- Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Director of the CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) and Dr. Shah Masulekar, renowned IIT Professor has submitted their report to the government on 12th June, 2015 which states that "We sincerely believe that Kanjur Marg and Back Bay sites should be evaluated. The Aarey land is certainly not suitable due to its ecological significance."
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MMRCL Claim: Laying a track up to Kanjurmarg would involve additional costs and running empty rakes every day for 10 kilometres would also increase operational expenditure.
Truth:
The Metro-6 line, running from Lokhandwala Complex to Vikhroli and the underground Metro-3 line are intersecting at SEEPZ and the car shed for Metro-6 is being built on the same land at Kanjurmarg. This shows there is no need for laying an additional 10-km line.
The Govt themselves said that they can integrate the Metro 6 and Metro 3 lines and take the bogies to Kanjurmarg to the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay by the Maharashtra Govt seeking Kanjurmarg land for the Metro car shed.
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MMRCL Claim: The Kanjurmarg land is owned by some private party and if we want to acquire it, then Rs 5,000 crore will have to spend.
Truth:
The total land is 650 hectares. Out of which, 270 ha is disputed despite records being in Government's name. The balance 370 ha is the Government's land barren and is being encroached by slums. There is more than adequate land for 10 Metro depots at Kanjurmarg. The land records even today stand in the name of Maharashtra Government. The Rs 5000 Crore claim as a cost to acquire land at Kanjurmarg is a big lie by the Municipal Commissioner.
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MMRCL Claim: Land at Kanjurmarg is claimed by private landowners and it is still not vacated despite continuous efforts. The land is under litigation.
Truth:
If the land is under litigation then even Metro 6 car shed work should not be progressing on it. If Metro 6 car shed can progress why can't Metro 3 car shed?
MMRCL Claim: If at all Kanjurmarg land were available, it would take three years to just develop it as some of it is marshy.
Truth:
A barrage was constructed in 2009 on the side bordering the creek to prevent tidal waters from flooding the land. The plot is now dry and rocky.