Why Should Thanekars Bear ₹2,700 Crore TDR Burden? Questions Forest Minister Ganesh Naik; Backs Citizens' SC Move
Thane: Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has questioned the Thane Municipal Corporation’s decision to grant Transferable Development Rights (TDR) in connection with a land dispute near the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), asking why citizens should bear the financial burden when the civic body cannot utilise the land. “Why should Thanekars carry the burden of a ₹2,700 crore TDR on their heads?” Naik…
Thane's Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has criticized the Thane Municipal Corporation's decision to grant Transferable Development Rights (TDR) in relation to a land dispute near Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). He questioned why residents should bear the financial burden of a ₹2,700 crore TDR when the land cannot be utilized by the civic body.
Naik supported local residents who plan to file a legal challenge at the Supreme Court, and a special meeting was convened at Mantralaya to discuss the matter. At his public hearing in Gadkari Rangayatan, Naik addressed numerous civic and public-interest issues, and representatives from 'Wake Up Thanekar' submitted a memorandum to him regarding a proposed data center and public land allocation.
Naik alleged that certain decisions regarding land allocation had been made without informing Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, who had earlier intervened to restore the land to the Forest Department and SGNP after Bawankule assured an inquiry. The TDR case is linked to the Chitalsar-Manpada land dispute involving approximately 193 acres, where developer D Dahyabhai & Co. claimed TDR worth ₹2,700–₹2,800 crore after reserving a portion of the land for a public park.
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