Sunday, August 02, 2009
Thousands protest civic merger of Vasai, Virar
Thousands of people took to the streets last Sunday afternoon to protest against the government's move to merge 53 villages to form a Vasai-Virar municipal corporation.
The parties that backed Sunday's rally included the BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena, MNS, Janata Dal (Secular) and RPI-Athawale; social organisations such as Shramjeevi Sanghatana and Swabhimani Vasaikar Sanghatana, too, supported the cause.
Vivek Pandit of the Sena said it was obvious that the government was acting in haste and had not consulted groups and social organisations operating in the area. The issue of formation of the Vasai-Virar municipal corporation has been simmering for over a year and has led to fears that the greenery in the area will be swallowed up by a concrete jungle. (By the way, Vivek Pandit's new book has just been released, I understand).
IMO: We certainly do not want the area to be turned into a concrete jungle. England has turned into a concrete jungle and nobody likes that at all. At least where we live in Vasai there is still a mountain backdrop and we see an elephant occasionally, and plenty of buffaloes etc, so it could be a lot worse - it will be if present measures are adopted. I also strongly support the protest.
The parties that backed Sunday's rally included the BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena, MNS, Janata Dal (Secular) and RPI-Athawale; social organisations such as Shramjeevi Sanghatana and Swabhimani Vasaikar Sanghatana, too, supported the cause.
Vivek Pandit of the Sena said it was obvious that the government was acting in haste and had not consulted groups and social organisations operating in the area. The issue of formation of the Vasai-Virar municipal corporation has been simmering for over a year and has led to fears that the greenery in the area will be swallowed up by a concrete jungle. (By the way, Vivek Pandit's new book has just been released, I understand).
IMO: We certainly do not want the area to be turned into a concrete jungle. England has turned into a concrete jungle and nobody likes that at all. At least where we live in Vasai there is still a mountain backdrop and we see an elephant occasionally, and plenty of buffaloes etc, so it could be a lot worse - it will be if present measures are adopted. I also strongly support the protest.
# posted by uv : 6:31 AM
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