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The Government of Maharashtra is backing a move to convert the defunct Juhu Airport into a commercial airport for ATRs and private planes. This is only a ruse by a private developer to grab 385 acres of public space for commercial exploitation. This space has been reserved 40 years ago in the City's Development Plan for a sports complex, a sports institute, a public park, two very important and critical connecting roads and other public amenities. The Airport Authority of India in collusion with a large developer hopes to convert public land worth thousands of crores of rupees at today's market value, for private gain. The ONLY losers will be the Citizen of Mumbai who will be deprived of much needed public amenities. The other major loss will be Juhu Beach a 3.75 km stretch of long beach that will be destroyed! Please join us in our endeavour to save Juhu Beach and vital public space from the clutches of vested interests.

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JuhuAirport

Citizen’s Objections to the Proposed Commercial Airport at Juhu

No

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History

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1928 India’s firstCivil Aviation Airportbuilt at Juhu

Moved to Santacruz in 1948

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JAL Plane Crash landsat Juhu ,1972

1953 BOAC 1968 Garuda Airlines Too Crash landed at Juhu

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Currently used for Helicopters & Flying Club

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AAIProposal

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To Develop Juhu Airport to accommodate 20ATRs and Private Jets

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Construct Runway 650 mtrs into the Sea on stilts

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3MajorCitizen’sConcerns

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Safety

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Runway ends 300 m from 500-bed Nanavati Hospital

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More than 60,000 slum-dwellers live on Juhu airport land

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More than 10,000 tourists visit Juhu Beach daily

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Over 15,000 students study in schools and colleges around the airport

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Take off point just 700m from Bandra-Versova Sea link

Runway

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Many tall buildings in the area approved by AAAI

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Environment

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Raising the airport will worsen flooding in flood-prone JVPD

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Natural lakewill be destroyed

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Will permanently destroy suburban Green Lung proposed for 40 years

“ I had requested Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel to develop Juhu Airport as a green lung and not as real estate given that the second airport will be coming up soon in Navi Mumbai.”-Jairam Ramesh, TOI Jan 9, 2011

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Will destroy iconicJuhu Beach

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Quality of Life

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Traffic congestion in areaunbearable presently willheighten pollution

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Residents will be robbed of Green Lung, sports facilities, roads

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Public land being used for private interests and commercial gain

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Alternatives

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Experts opine that a parallel runway can be built at Santacruz

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Fast track development of Panvel airport as “national priority”

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Our Demands

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1. Ensure Safety of local

residents

2. Save iconic Juhu Beach

3. Implement

Development Plan

4. Give Mumbai a Green

Lung

5. Fast track Panvel

Airport

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