India, April 9 -- A 13,843.82-square-metre salt pan land parcel in Wadala, reserved as a natural area, is now to be converted into a residential zone. The plot was earlier proposed to be used for a BEST bus depot or for the rehabilitation of project-affected people (PAPs) but the government has now reportedly decided to allot it for a gymkhana for bureaucrats.

The state's urban development department issued a notification on April 1 to convert the plot into a residential zone under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The reservation of another plot measuring 6,475 square metres has also been changed so that the state government can construct a godown for VVPAT and EVM machines.

According to the Development Plan of Mumb...