State hands over Fort area land to Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation

According to the GR, the MMRC needs to accommodate political offices which were previously located at this place, however were demolished for the work of the Metro Line 3 station. Now, the MMRC has to construct those offices on the land, the value of which comes around at Rs 427 crore.

The department, in its GR, also clarified that the value should be considered as a ‘state share’ in the project cost, which means that the said cost should be considered as part of the amount paid by the state for the development of these offices.

It also mentioned that before starting work on the land parcel, the MMRC should get all required permission from the authorities concerned. If the land falls in the coastal regulation zone (CRZ), the said permission has to be obtained first. Similarly, it will be the responsibility of the MMRC to keep the land encroachment-free. Besides, it also has to get the heritage conservation committee’s permission, if any required, reads the GR.