BMC hands over possession of land for Thackeray memorial

Mumbai: Two years after the plan to build a memorial to Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray was announced, the Mumbai civic body has handed over the possession of the land earmarked for it to the trust which will construct the structure.
The land selected for the proposed memorial, announced in November 2016, currently houses the bungalow of Mumbai mayor located near Shivaji Park in Dadar, central Mumbai. According to a civic official, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) handed over the possession of the land to the Balasaheb Thackeray Memorial Public Trust Tuesday last.
“Built in 1928 in an area spread over four acres, the possession of mayor’s bungalow has been officially handed over to the trust,” said Parag Masurkar, assistant municipal commissioner (estate department), BMC. “Now physical possession will start as and when the current mayor vacates his official residence and we get further instructions,” he said. (PTI)