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Development Related Issues in Mumbai
RUBAB NALLWALA
PAPER-SOCIOLGY OF DEVELOPMENT
SEMESTER- IV
DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES IN MUMBAI

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I would like to express deep gratitude to our Sociology professor Ms. Leena Pujari who gave me the opportunity to work on this assignment which helps improve knowledge through field research and provided better experience.I would also like to thank my parents and friends who helped me a lot in finishing this project within the limited time.. THANK YOU

Development Related Issues In Mumbai
(Life Of People After Redevelopment)

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* Chpt 1 : Introduction * Chpt 2: The Field * Chpt 3 : The Reality * Chpt 4 : Personal Perspective

Chapter 1: Introduction Development,Redevelopment And Mumbai Abustling, vibrant city that 16 million people call home, Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. An old city surrounded on three sides by sea and a beautiful coastline, early Mumbai was developed in the south. Over the years, though, unprecedented growth in the economy of the city has created a massive expansion of land use on the northern side. Today, the city is bursting at the seams owing to the influx of migrants. The result: an overpopulated city with an unbearable load on a crumbling infrastructure and pressure on every available open space. Awkward and incremental planning has only compounded problems. The situation is untenable. And in consonance with guidelines and suggestions of various government policies, judicial comments and expert opinion * Defining development The legal framework for controlling development in the Region of Mumbai is primarily provided by the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MR&TP) Act, 1966. In this Act the “Development” is defined as the carrying out of buildings, engineering, mining or other operations in, or over, or under land or the making of any material change, in any building or land
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