Involve the public in development discussions
Updated On: 01 March, 2019 05:34 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day correspondent
We see this pattern in all mega projects, where the populace seems to be in the dark or misinformed. A clear plan has to be worked out at inception about how the authorities can take people along.

Yesterday, this paper carried a report on a mother-son duo worried about the fate of the toilet block they have constructed and manage, at Breach Candy. Their concern was that the block, which has been built at a cost of R30 lakh, will be demolished either fully or partially for the Coastal Road project.
The moot point is that they have no clarity of the fate of the sanitation facility. It was opened as recently as mid-2018 and permissions were given by the civic authority. One can only hope that the toilet block is saved or, if affected, the managers get compensation.
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