As per the proposal, the BMC will rehabilitate commercial structures by offering them compensation in the form of ready reckoner rate of that area. A senior civic official said that the BMC does not have enough places for rehabilitation of the eligible commercial structures. "The BMC has enough space for residential rehabilitation but not for commercial. If money is offered instead of alternate accommodation, the shop owners will get encouraged to evict the place. Even, the Bombay High Court has directed BMC to clear encroachment 10 metre both side of the pipeline and construct a wall from further encroachment.

Source: dna November 10, 2017 06:00 UTC