Dehu road red zone map

An action committee staged a dharna on the issue on Thursday. (Express Photo) In what is being seen as ‘Anna Hazare effect’, residents protesting against red zone in Dehu Road area for years have received a ‘first-of-its-kind’, official response from Defence Minister A K Antony, assuring them that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) would look into the matter and also hold a meeting with them at a mutually convenient time and date. On January 16, Hazare had shot off a letter to Antony seeking removal of restrictions imposed by the MoD in and around Ammunition Holding Installation on Dehu Road. “I am deeply concerned to know that a number of restrictions have been imposed on usage of land in and around ammunition depot, Dehu Road. Red Zone Sanstha have repeatedly forwarded representations to your office and also directly to your good self. You are requested to grant a personal hearing and alleviate their suffering,” the letter reads. In a reply dated January 22, Antony said, “I have asked the Ministry to examine the issues raised in your (Hazare’s) letter at the earliest. However, I shall meet the representatives of the Red Zone Sanstha at a mutually convenient time and date.” Sudam Taras, leader of an action committee that has been protesting against the red zone in Dehu Road area, said it was for the first time that the MoD has come out with a formal response to the pleas of affected residents. “It is only due to Anna Hazare that the MoD has taken due cognizance of issues faced...

HC has asked district administration to carry out demarcation of red zone boundary With the Bombay High Court ordering the Pune district collectorate to initiate demarcation of red zone boundaries around Dehu Road ammunition depot,the collectorate has now sought information from Defence officials before starting the process. The Defence Ministry had filed an affidavit in the Bombay High Court claiming that the red zone area of Dehu Road ammunition depot would not be reduced for security reasons. This came after a petition was moved by The demarcation would affect not only the upcoming housing project there but also some MIDC areas. Salve had alleged that the housing project was in violation of Works of Defence Act and did not have necessary environmental clearance. She had argued that the flats were being constructed within 2,000 yards of the depot,in violation of the law. Now,the district administration has written to the Defence authorities asking for information regarding the original layout before carrying out a detailed survey. “There are several details that need to be assessed before we carry out the survey,’’ said a senior district administration official. “We are also awaiting the state government’s intervention in the matter,” said the official. Recently,Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar had intervened and asked the PCMC to submit all no-objection certificates of its slum rehabilitation project at sector 22,which falls in the red zone. A study of properties...

PUNE: The Dehu Road Red Zone Sangharsh Samiti will stage a sit-in agitation at Bhakti Shakti Chowk in Nigdi on Thursday to draw the attention of political leaders and defence authorities towards the plight of citizens affected by the red zone. "We met social crusader Antony replied to Hazare on January 21 stating that he has asked the ministry to examine the issues and said he would meet representatives of the committee at a mutually convenient date. Created under The Works of Defence Act, 1903, the Red Zone is a no-development zone around defence establishments like ammunition depots or factories to prevent any damage to human life and property in the event of a mishap at these establishments. The 2,000-yard Red Zone around the Dehu Road Ammunition Depot (DAD) is the no-development zone of 2,000 yards created outside its boundaries. This area covers some parts of Dehu Road cantonment and large parts of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority limits. It affects as many as 50,000 houses are affected by this zone. "The defence authorities created a board of officers in 2000 to 'declare and classify' the Red Zone of DAD. The board prepared a 'sketch plan' after surveying areas around a 500-to-600-yard radius of the depot which had no development zone or Red Zone on two side in the 500 to 600 yard radius. Some parts of Dehu, Chincholi and Talawade and some defence land totalling 439 hectare were to be affected by the Red Z...

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PUNE: A citizens’ group in Dehu Road has demanded that zone limits be reduced in accordance with the stipulated guidelines, following the meeting of MPs from Maval and Shirur with defence minister Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil from Shirur and Shrirang Barne from Maval had met Parrikar recently, during which the latter had given assurance that zone limits will be reduced to 500m. There are two red zones, in Dehu Road and Dighi, which has restrictions on construction of buildings. Areas like Dehu Road, Nigdi, Talawade, Bhosari and Dighi have been affected. The Dehu Road Red Zone Sangharsha Samiti has demanded that the defence ministry should reduce the red zone limits in Dehu Road to 270 metre, and in Dighi to 400 metre. The samiti said the notifications for the Dehu Road and Dighi red zones were issued under Works of Defence Act 1903. The red zone notification lapses if the process is not completed within three years after it is issued.

The fate of lakhs of residents living in Nigdi-Pradhikaran area seems to be uncertain as the defence authority is yet to take a decision on the exact limits of the red zone of the Dehu Ammunition Depot. A rough map prepared by the Pimpri-Chinchwad New Town Development Authority (PCNDTA) and the district collectorate has included sectors 19-23 within the red zone. The district collector and officials representing PCNTDA, defence, Dehu Cantonment Board (DCB) and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) held a meeting regarding the demarcation of the red zone on Tuesday. PCNTDA chief executive officer Yogesh Mhase told DNA, “We discussed the rough map prepared by us with the defence authority at the meeting. The map was prepared assuming the 2,000-yard area from the boundary wall of ammunition depot.” Earlier, PCNTDA had assumed the 2,000-yard boundary from the depot wall and eleven developed sectors came under its radius. Hence, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation stopped providing building permission, completion certificates and transfer of land to these eleven sectors. PCNTDA’s decision affected the residents. PCNTDA started providing building permission to other sectors apart from sectors19 to 21. The decision getting permission will be final after the defence clarifies on the map.