MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Bombay High Court dismissed the PIL ( public interest litigation ) challenging the NOC ( No Objection Certificate) of the aviation authority regarding the height restrictions near the Juhu airport.
Following this, the Bombay HC granted the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to proceed with Metro Line 2B from DN Nagar to Mandale.
In order to respond to the PIL, the MMRDA coordinated with the Airports Authorities of India (AAI) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The affidavit submitted to the court includes the details of the security precautions for the safety of the passengers and the airport as per the Regulations of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Height Restrictions for the Safeguarding of Airport Operation) Rules, 2015.
According to the MMRDA, the NOC was properly issued, and it also clarified the project’s significance.
The Metro Line 2B is 23.643 kilometres long corridor having 20 stations which is being built for an approximate cost of Rs 10,986 crore. The line is divided into two phases, phase 1 connects DN Nagar and National College in Bandra, which will be operational by the end of 2024 and by the end of 2025 phase two, which connects Mandale and Chembur should be operational. Similarly, the MMRDA also received a directive in support of Metro Line 4 connecting Wadala to Kasaravadali, Thane.
The Indo Nippon Chemical Co Ltd. and Shree Yashwant Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. filed a writ petition with the Bombay High Court in year 2018 and 2019 respectively, asserting that they were mistreated by the Metro Line 4 alignment and that it was having an impact on their respective properties.
They also claimed that the entire execution and implementation of Metro were in violation of the law, including the land acquisition carried out in accordance with the MRTP Act 1966.
