Question : Illegal Encroachment of Port Trust Land

(a) whether the coastal operational areas of Mumbai port trust and the M.V.P.T. roads have been encroached illegally; and

(b) if so, the initiatives being taken by the Government to make the land free of illegal encroachment?

Answer given by the minister

(a) Some portions/patches of roads in Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) estate have been encroached and few hutments/ encroachments are existing since decades.

(b) MbPT undertakes periodical programmes for removal of such encroachments. As a result of these initiatives, approximately 1,09,874 sq mtrs of MbPT land area have been made encroachment free.
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