The stand-off between residents
of Mumbai's Campa Cola Society and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
appeared to have ended on Sunday evening, with occupants of the illegal flats
in the complex saying they will allow the civic body's officials to disconnect
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.The change of stand on the part of the Campa
Cola residents, who had been resisting the authorities since Friday, came after
meeting chief minister Prithviraj Chavan. He asked the them to
comply with the law.
"We are tired of all this, can't do this
anymore. We will explore all legal solutions. We were all fighting to save our
homes. We will comply with Supreme Court order... We will open our gates for
the BMC to execute their duties," said Ashish Jalan, a resident of the
complex, while briefing the media.
Last year in June, the Supreme Court (SC) had
ordered families in nearly 100 flats across 35 illegal floors in the compound -
located in the plush Worli area of south Mumbai - to vacate the buildings by
May. But the residents stayed put, and did not hand over the keys by June 12,
the stipulated date.
"We appreciate BMC's patience and want to
thank them for it. They could have done a lot against us, but didn't," ANI
quoted Jalan as saying.
The flats were built by builders without the permission from BMC and hence were declared illegal. More than 140 families have been residing in the complex for the past 25 years.
The flats were built by builders without the permission from BMC and hence were declared illegal. More than 140 families have been residing in the complex for the past 25 years.
The residents have also written to President
Pranab Mukherjee, hoping for a presidential "pardon" considering the
number of senior citizens living on the premises.
Jalan, speaking on behalf of the Campa Cola compound residents, said, "It is a win-win situation. We will cooperate with the civic authorities as they have told us that only supplies to basic utilities would be cut and would not carry out any demolition."
Jalan, speaking on behalf of the Campa Cola compound residents, said, "It is a win-win situation. We will cooperate with the civic authorities as they have told us that only supplies to basic utilities would be cut and would not carry out any demolition."
According to a PTI report, the BMC will start
disconnecting water, electricity and piped gas connections to the 102 illegal
flats from 11 am on Monday.
In the last two days, BMC officials had made
futile attempts to convince the residents amid heavy security presence.
On Sunday, officials arrived at the Campa Cola
compound at 11.45am, but were
blocked again by the defiant residents from entering the premises.
BMC officials had warned that if the residents do
not allow them to implement the SC orders, they would have to use force. The
civic body had also registered a police case against the society residents for
obstructing the public servants from discharging their duties on Friday.
The Campa Cola compound lost its plea in the apex
court on June 3 when it challenged its earlier order of February 27 to vacate
the building by May 31.
"Do not compel us to use force. We have
tried to convince you for the past two days to cooperate with us. All your
appeals have been rejected by the Supreme Court," said Anand Waghralkar,
deputy municipal commissioner.
Waghralkar told the residents that the costs for
deploying manpower and machinery will be recovered from the society through
property tax.
Campa Cola residents had argued that they were victimised for the fault of the builders and civic officials, who colluded in violating rules to build illegal floors.
Campa Cola residents had argued that they were victimised for the fault of the builders and civic officials, who colluded in violating rules to build illegal floors.
Seven high-rises were constructed in the Campa
Cola Compound, between 1981 and 1989. The builders had permission for only five
floors. The residents have been fighting a legal battle since 2000, when they
first went to the Bombay high court
to legalise their water and power supply.
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