The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to come up with a new land acquisition policy to ensure a hassle-free process and acquire an encroachment-free land.

The BMC has been following the Land Acquisition Act 1984 according to which, if the civic body wanted to take possession of any land, it would acquire the land from the owner through the Collector. Here, BMC had to buy the land, look for encroachments, ensure their rehabilitation and provide compensation. However, this would take years for the rehabilitation to be completed resulting which the amenity never becoming a reality.