The Maharashtra government will shift the Dahisar and Juhu radar stations.
Maharashtra: The government has taken a major decision to relocate the high-frequency radar stations in Dahisar and Juhu to remove height restrictions that were stalling redevelopment projects in these areas. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made this announcement in a statement issued in the state assembly on Friday.
Radar-related height restrictions had hampered local development
CM Fadnavis said that redevelopment in the areas surrounding the high-frequency radar centers in Dahisar and Juhu had been severely affected due to stringent building height restrictions. To resolve this long-standing issue, the state government has decided to relocate the radar installations to technically suitable alternative locations.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have agreed to shift the Dahisar radar station to Gorai. The state government has expressed its willingness to bear the entire cost of the relocation and provide alternative land for the facility. The land in Gorai will be transferred to the Government of India free of cost. In return, the AAI will make 50 percent of its land in Dahisar available for development as a public garden, the Chief Minister said.
