B30 Governance

Gorai, Culvem women hold sit-in against lake ‘beautification’  https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/women-in-mumbai-s-gorai-and-culvem-hold-sit-in-against-mla-s-beautification-works-at-culvem-lake-locals-protest-paving-over-natural-waterbody-101680635459951.html
 Prayag Arora-Desai The work will pave over large parts of the natural waterbody, which the locals currently use to irrigate small farms, wash clothes, catch fish, bathe livestock, and wash fishing nets among others...“Gorai and Culvem residents have not asked for any such beautification. We want the lake to remain as it is. It is our ancestral talao and is well taken care of by the local farmers, fishers and tribals. The Dharavi Beth Bachao Samiti has written multiple letters to the MLA, local police, the collector’s office and even the BMC asking for the work to be stopped. .. “The villagers want a gram sabha to be held in presence of the MLA, so he can explain why this project is being pursued. It will benefit nearby resort owners, not the locals. Till date, there is no clarity on who is funding the project and at whose request, but two excavators are working on the site day and night. Large amounts of mud have been dredged from the lakebed and it should be restored.”