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BMC Revives Golf Course Plan Amid Lease Pause
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is looking to build a nine‑hole golf course on a former landfill in Mulund, a suburb of Mumbai.
They want to lease 15 acres of the 64‑acre site to a company linked to the Adani Group for five years to build a concrete plant for a big housing project in Dharavi.
The rest of the land could become a golf course and later a green zone.
The BMC hopes to earn about 103 crore rupees from the lease, but a committee raised environmental worries and put the lease on hold.
The landfill has been closed and most of its waste removed, so the land is ready for new uses.
BMC is reviving a golf course plan on the 64‑acre Mulund dumping ground after a lease proposal to Adani’s NMDPL was paused.
15 acres are earmarked for a 5‑year lease to NMDPL to build a ready‑mix concrete plant for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project.
The remaining 49 acres are intended for a nine‑hole golf course, with feasibility studies underway by the Professional Golf Tour of India.
The BMC expects to earn about Rs 103 crore from the lease, but environmental concerns led the Improvements Committee to defer approval.
The Mulund dumping ground has been closed and remediated since 2018, with most of the 80 million tonnes of waste already cleared.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mihir Kotecha, Amandeep Johl, Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd
- What
- Reviving a golf course proposal on the Mulund dumping ground while a lease to Adani’s NMDPL is paused
- Where
- Mulund, Mumbai, India
- When
- 2024
- Why
- To provide green space and support Dharavi redevelopment, but environmental concerns delayed the lease
Key facts
- Site area
- 64 acres
- Lease area to NMDPL
- 15 acres
- Golf course area
- 49 acres
- Expected lease revenue
- Rs 103 crore
- Lease duration
- 5 years
Quotes
Mihir Kotecha
BJP MLA for Mulund
“I have spoken to the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) CEO earlier this week and asked them to immediately begin the feasibility study at the Mulund site. The land is being leased to the DRP only for five years. After that, it will be converted into a green zone, ”
indianexpress.com
“We are looking forward to carrying out the study. Once we receive the final confirmation from the BMC, we will begin the feasibility exercise, ”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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