Uddhav Thackeray directs relocation of tribal families to 5-acre land reserved for anti-terror unit

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday directed that the families from the tribal pada be rehabilitated on the five acres of land reserved for the state’s anti-terror unit ‘Force One’ at Goregaon East.

Thackeray held a meeting on the issue attended by the Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil along with senior government officials from the Home Department and Housing Department and elected local representatives.

Force One, set up after the Mumbai terror attacks, has been given space in the Mumbai suburbs for training and exercise. There are three padas and some families including tribal and non-tribal live there. “The MHADA should appoint a consultant for the construction of houses for the tribal families and finalize the plan of the houses and complete the next process as soon as possible,” said CM.