Tension & Temperatures are rising dramat-

ically (just like the weather) in Mumbai, in

connection with the BMC’s chaotic ‘devel-

opment’ plan for the future of our city –

that reeks of backing by the builder’s lobby.

Can we allow this?

A meeting of the Draft Development

Plan was organized jointly by AGNI and

NAGAR, at the Apostolic Carmel School

Hall, Hill Road, Bandra. Mr Pankaj Joshi,

Director of Urban Design Research Insti-

tute (UDRI) did a brilliant power point pres-

entation on various aspects of the DP to

help us understand & interpret the Draft

DP.

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DP 2014-2034

First of all, the people who have drawn

up this DP were never born in Mumbai

to know the landmarks and heritage

sites. Secondly, they have never gone for

a site walk to see the sites they plan to

cut through and make a road.

They have sat in their offices and

copied from old plans and drew up new

ones, asking more BLIND people what

and how to draw it up.

Aubrey Pereira

Every day newspapers are flooded with

the news of new D.P. Plan. It is affecting

citizens in major ways it should be

scraped. Mumbai belongs to the original

inhabitants, who are known as the ‘sons

of the soil’ & so the new D.P. plan should

be proposed by them.

The migrants (Educated illiterate)

should not teach us about the D.P. plan.

We Salute & thank all those who helping

& educating us to file the protest against

the D.P. plan.

Wake up all citizens, this is a true

test for unity among all of us. Let us set

aside our differences and stand together

& fight against authorities whose plan is

only to meet selfish ends & not for the

betterment & welfare of citizens.

Adolf Creado

Mumbai is mostly surrounded by sea.

Mumbai was 7 islands, which were grad-

ually made into one island. There is so

much congestion on the roads in Mum-

bai, that there is no scope of making

more roads. In the next 10 years, cars will

be crawling at 5 kmph, if we do not do

something. So, the only solution today

is a Sea Road. The Bandra–Worli Sea

Link has increased the traffic congestion

and pollution in Bandra. It is now a liv-

ing hell, specially at Lilavati Hospital,

Chapel Road, John the Baptist Road, Hill

Road, St. Paul Road and St. Andrews

Road. With the connectivity of the Ban-

dra–Worli Sea Link to the new sea road,

which is upto Borivali; this will ease traf-

fic on these roads of Bandra. Travel time

from Bandra to Borivali will be cut to 20

minutes, thus saving a lot of fuel, that

will benefit motorists. In addition, sea

transport like a catamaran service from

north Mumbai to south Mumbai, (like

the Mumbai to Goa service) will be a

boon.

Leslie Almeida

BANDSTAND BEAUTIFICATION

Ashishji and Poonamji have been doing

a wonderful job towards a better Bandra.

By inaugurating the 2 crore Bandstand

Beautification project, that includes pre-

ventive measures for sea erosion of the

promenade, using modern technology;

they are proving their commitment to

citizens. Spacious steps for relaxation

and more trees will create more green

cover. Bandra Bandstand Residents

Trust has been successful to follow up

and get it passed officially. Keep up the

good work.

Anand Kelkar

ROAD REPAIRS, EVERYWHERE

With almost every road in Bandra and

the city being dug up, I hope that all the

work gets completed before the mon-

soons – otherwise there will be chaos

everywhere. Are the concerned authori-

ties listening?

Abdul Hussain

Development PlanThe Ticking Time-Bomb

Dear Readers,

April is all about clear blue summer skies,

sunshine galore, gaiety and holidaying in

the hills – favourites being: Lonavala, Ma-

habaleshwar, Mussoorie, etc. Most of us

would love to escape the hot ‘n’ hectic city

life, for a more leisurely lifestyle – just read-

ing a favourite book & sipping a refreshing

drink, after a cool dip in the pool.

Yet, closer home; we are sitting on a

ticking time-bomb. Yes, I am referring to

the New Draft Development Plan 2014-34. I

urge everybody from 8 years to 80 years to

read the complete Development Plan review

by Chandra Shekhar Prabhu on pages 12 &

13 – who has put the facts across in simple

language, for us all to understand. Please

urge all your family and friends to read this

too, so that they can react in the right man-

ner. More information on Development

Plan can be seen on bandrabuzz.com/dp-

2014-2034.html And, your individual com-

plaint letter is vital to the city’s future. Do

not wait for 25th April 2015, write & send

your protest letter now.

Bandra’s three promenades are bustling

with people, morning and evening – enjoy-

ing the last lungs of fresh air left in this

beautiful suburb. Soon, the see-link exten-

sion will rob us of this exclusive gift. So,

while the air is still pristine, make the most

of the Reclamation Promenade, Bandstand

Promenade & Carter Promenade.

This Development Plan is essentially the

outcome of a vicious circle, caused by the

builder-politician nexus. Both need one an-

other. And to meet their needs, they pull in

the police and the BMC, with money power

and threats. Bandra has been experiencing

the fallout of this nexus in various ways –

and our activists have been quick to react.

Last year’s election results were witness to

people’s power - that toppled those old

elected representatives for newer faces.

Bandra Buzz – your favourite neigh-

bourhood newspa-

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At the Development Plan Protest Meeting

on Sunday, 12th April 2015 at 5 pm,

arranged by residents of Pali Hill against

the proposed DP Plan & Hawking zone to

highlight the absurd planing by the BMC

– there was total commitment.

Residents spoke out their feelings. Bol-

lywood actors attended and actively par-

ticipated. Local Corporator Asif Zakaria

spoke to the crowd about various aspects

of this draconian DP – and how we should

react. There was a poster saying: Only Pali

Hill Can Save Pali Hill. People slept on the

streets as a sign of protest. The air was

tense. They vowed to take no nonsense

from unscrupulous authorities.

A local resident told us, “This is utter

non-sense. Imagine, spoiling the serenity

and greenery of Pali Hill with authorised

hawkers all around. We will never allow

this.” Another added, “We will sue the

concerned authorities.” This event was a

classic case of activists uniting for a com-

mon cause.

Haider Peshimam

DP: Don’t Kill Pali Hill

APRIL 2015 DEVELOPMENT PLAN12 BANDRABUZZ

We are now faced with a Development Plan

which is going to determine the future of

various areas of Mumbai city, for the next

20 years. The last DP was in 1991 – and the

one before that was in 1967. The 1991 DP

spoke about decongesting Mumbai & the

present DP is an interesting document that

most of us must read, as it says a lot of

things about this city.

Funnily enough the aim & objective of

the DP 2014-2034, is to make Mumbai into

an International Financial Centre.

CITY:

In this process, there are a lot of sacrifices

that most of us would have to make, as one

can see from the document. The draft DP

document says that the FSI (or Floor Space

Index) is going to be increased tremen-

dously. For instance, the island city, i.e. be-

tween Mahim & Churchgate, on one side –

and Colaba & Sion, on the other; has a gen-

eral FSI of 1.33. This has sought to be in-

creased to 5. It means that there would be

FOUR island cities of Mumbai, with an FSI

of 1.33, ONE on TOP of the OTHER. All

this, without knowing whether the number

of roads would grow, whether the schools

& colleges would increase, or whether we

would have more hospital beds.

It doesn’t really matter, as long as we

become an ‘International Financial Capital’.

It doesn’t really matter, whether the roads

should increase, the open spaces would in-

crease or decrease & whether the schools

and colleges become more and more diffi-

cult for students to get admission into. But

then, that is what the island city is going to

be. And, if you are lucky enough to live in

& around a railway or specially a metro rail-

way station; then you are entitled to an FSI

of 6.5, 7, 8 & even more – all this for the is-

land city.

SUBURBS:

If you take the suburbs of Mumbai, initially

we had an FSI of 1. That 1 was increased to

2, with 0.33 being bought from the govern-

ment and 0.67 being bought from the mar-

ket as TDR (Transfer of Development

Rights). Then this FSI of 2 was further in-

creased to 35% fungible FSI, which means

2.7 – that’s where we stand today.

Under the new regime, the minimum

FSI that would be permitted to us would be

3.5 – and if you are lucky in some areas

(lucky or unlucky, depending on which

side of the table you are); you can get an FSI

of 5.5, 6.5 & 8, if you live near the Andheri

Metro Station lines that will be soon ex-

tended to underground stations & get con-

nected to Linking road, in the near future.

So, that means the suburbs will be in-

creased in vertical layers of 3, 3.5, 5, 6 and

more.

And how are we going to take care of

the amenities & facilities, the DP is very

clear. It says: give permission for develop-

ment – and the more you develop, the more

there will be space. And more money will

be generated, as the surplus area will be

sold – with the government getting 60%

of the ready reckoner as a price in re-

turn. Once the money is there, then that

money will go, if at all, towards creating

amenities.

So, first have development, have more

development, again more development;

which will generate some money, which

will hopefully come back to the city.

BMC Mess:

Here is a small example of what happened

in the past 3 years. We have this system

called fungible FSI, which meant that sud-

denly whatever FSI was available to all of

us, was increased by 35%. That is where this

surplus FSI which was given for developers

to sell, had to be sold at a premium – and

the Municipal Corporation was permitted

to collect this premium. With just one

stroke of the pen, every year the BMC got a

minimum of Rs 3,000 crores for 3 years

plus; only from the premium of the fungi-

ble FSI. And with 10,687 crores paid by us

to the BMC for the last 3 years, did our fa-

cilities increase? Has our life become bet-

ter?

When the money goes

there, I must tell you that

the lowest paid BMC

employee, who does

the worst of the me-

nial jobs; gets Rs

35,000/- per month +

a hefty bonus –

which amounts to

almost one and a half

months salary, irre-

spective whether he

works or not. There was

an item in the TOI which

stated that a driver working for

the Municipal Commissioner gets paid al-

most 3 times the salary of the Municipal

Commissioner (Rs. 80,000 per month). The

driver’s extra working hours overtime

money, added to his basic salary gives him

a total pay cheque of around Rs. 2 lakhs, 10

thousand per month.

So, as and when the revenue to the BMC

keeps on increasing, the salaries become

fatter and fatter. The BMC has several loans

and most of the money that we contribute

as property taxes, either goes for salaries or

maintenance of their buildings - or goes for

servicing the loans. There is hardly any

money left for you and me.

The system of property taxes in the

“good old days”, used to be the ‘rateable

value’. This has now been converted to a

‘capital value system’. Let’s understand

these two terms. The rateable value was cal-

culated on the basis of 11 months standard

rent of the premises. As history has it, our

rents were frozen due to several reasons,

keeping our rateable values low. Hence, the

property taxes were not as much the ‘ex-

perts’ felt they ought to be. And, so we went

from one extreme of low rents and low

property taxes, to the other extreme;

wherein irrespective of whether I live in a

new building or whatever – if the neigh-

bouring plot has been developed and the

developer is selling the flat at Rs. 60,000

per sq. ft., then that becomes the capital

value of my premises as well. I get a certain

amount of depreciation.

Then, on the basis of an increase in

prices for life, as the selling price increases;

my property tax will keep on increasing.

Ideally property taxes should be con-

nected with the services given by the

BMC. Sure enough, you give good services,

charge heavy taxes. But then you don’t improve

on the services and keep on increasing the taxes,

just because the neighbouring plot has been de-

veloped and the developer has been lucky

enough to sell his flats at Rs. One lakh per sq. ft.,

I got to pay double the amount in property tax,

compared to what I paid earlier.

Now, all this put together is really

going to put us into a situation, wherein

many of us who’ve lived for generations in

the older parts of the city; would find our-

selves in a situation where our amenities

are reduced by the day, yet we land up pay-

ing more for what we have. What-

ever amenities we are getting

in the form of water,

drainage, sewage, etc.

are going down by the

day. The number of

vehicles & pollution

in the area keeps on

increasing and then

there is a DEVELOP-

MENT PLAN, which

instead of thinking in

terms of decongesting

measures – is going exactly

the reverse. In fact it is per-

mitting a ‘free-for-all’ kind of sit-

uation by increasing the FSI.

POLITICIAN’S PLOY

Now all this has just been announced – and

our great elected representatives from all

political parties, DID NOT BAT AN EYELID,

when the DP was introduced for sugges-

tions and objections into the BMC. Every-

one approved it without discussion, in a

matter of – hold your breath – FOUR SEC-

ONDS.

No one even asked to see the content.

They may have thought, now this is done.

‘In any case, it will come up for suggestions

and objections. So, this is not going to be

final. People are going to suggest and ob-

ject. Then there is going to be another com-

mittee, who will go into these suggestions

and objections. This committee will give a

hearing to all those who have objected –

and make their recommendations. And on

these recommendations, it may be ac-

cepted by the standing committee, thus

changing the development plan and get re-

introduced into the BMC. Then this will be

followed by a series of deliberations, where

our elected representatives will have the

right to talk about it on the floor of the

house. After that, it will be approved and

go to the government as law.’

Since, this is a long way off, our elected

representatives have not even bothered to

check anything. So it got introduced, with-

out anybody even asking for a debate. That is

how we have this DP 2014-2034, with 25th

April as the last day for submission of ob-

jection. The letter format for suggestions /

objections can be downloaded from: ban-

drabuzz.com/dp-2014-2034.html This

should not be done as a signature cam-

paign. Instead, separate letters should be

sent (not xerox copies – with fill in the

blanks). Please check the total DP and then

send in your letters of suggestions / objec-

tions.

BUILDER’S BOUNTY:

A fantastic jugglery has been done in this

DP, just with the stroke of the pen. The

BMC exists – yet in a way, it does not exist,

because they say: ‘We have been there, but

the slums have come. We have not been

able to stop the slums. So, what do we do?

We permit more development, rather than

stopping – because if we have not been able

to control them, then let’s remove all the

slum area reservations’. So, by one stroke of

the pen, 3,000 reservations for gardens,

playgrounds, hospitals, schools; where

slums have encroached upon the plots that

were reserved for specific purposes – have

just been removed. The reasoning is that

there are slums existing, so how can we

wish them away?

So, why keep these reservations that we

can never follow. Just remove them.

For builders, under the SRA Scheme

earlier, if there were reservations in slum

areas, in the process of developing the land,

you could have the reservation as well as

get an extra FSI, if you build it as per the

reservation (say, a school). Then accommo-

date the slum dwellers somewhere else –

and sell the rest. Now, this has been re-

moved.

For gardens, playgrounds or open

spaces, the formula was: keep one-third for

a playground or a garden, one-third for

slum rehabilitation – and the remaining

one-third can be developed and sold at mar-

ket value. So, one-third of the plot is given

back to the city. Now, instead of getting

that one-third, the whole plot reservation

seems to have been removed.

Someone like me, who has been study-

ing Urban Development all my life; feel that

this DP would have disastrous conse-

quences to the city and to its residents. If

you too feel that this is going to happen,

then please register your objections. Now

is the time to do this. Go through the DP -

and learn the intent of those responsible

in making this DP. Find out how it is

going to affect your life. Check the reserva-

tions in your area.

Contd. on page 13>>

Making Mumbai an ‘International Financial Centre’with You & Me evicted to ‘Some Distant Suburb’

APRIL 2015DEVELOPMENT PLAN 13BANDRABUZZ

Making Mumbai an ‘International Fi-

nancial Centre’ with You & Me evicted

to ‘Some Distant Suburb’

Contd. from page 12

Earlier there used to be reservations for

residential, meaning only residential.

Commercial means a mix of commercial

and residential. Now there are only two

broad reservations. One is RC, which is

residential and commercial – and the

other is CR, meaning commercial and res-

idential. There is no third. So, those of

you who have been raising strong objec-

tions in your residential building, where

someone comes on the ground floor and

converts it into commercial, saying that

this is not permissible – now, that is

going to be the rule. And, you will be the

‘wrong’ person objecting to the ‘correct’

kind of rule. So, all this is happening –

and we are going to face it, whether we

like it or not.

Hence, it is up to us to make up our

minds and take decisions – whether we

are going to take this lying low, or

whether we are going to oppose it. We

need to take charge of the situation, by

checking up with our elected representa-

tives, as to what they have been doing,

when this type of a development plan has

been thrown at us, without even checking

with us, whether we want it or not.

Please note that when this FSI is in-

creased, it will have to be bought. It will

not come as a right. This has to be bought

by paying the ready reckoner price, or

part of it. This means that huge amounts

of money will have to be paid by builders

to get this extra FSI. When they pay this

their costs will go up substantially. Once

the costs go up, the selling price will make

it prohibitively expensive for anyone to

buy a flat within the island city.

Funnily enough, the DP also admits a

few things. It admits that as per world

standards, what is affordable to a person

to buy a house – is considered to be 5

times his annual income – i.e. 5 years.

This means that if you earn Rs. One lakh

per month, then a flat for Rs. 60 lakhs

would be affordable to you. So, the kind

of loans you would take would be such

that your income would be good enough

to service the loan – and yet have enough

funds to run your household and other ex-

penses. This is a correct measure of prac-

tical property affordability.

Taking the island city western coast,

the rates vary from 1.50 lakhs to 1.75 lakhs

per sq. ft. The cheapest is around 45 thou-

sand per sq. ft. On the eastern side the

going rate is 30 thousand to 40 thousand

per sq. ft., with certain areas available for

lower rates of 20 thousand to 25 thousand

per sq. ft. So a reasonable sized 1 BHK

would cost you 3 - 4 crores in the down

market area. In the up market areas, the

cost would be 10, 15, 20 or more crores.

You cannot count correctly the zeroes

that would need to be put after the num-

bers.

Similarly in the suburbs, the western

side would be the most expensive real es-

tate, whether it is Bandra, Khar, San-

tacruz - and further north. The eastern

areas are relatively cheaper, yet for a de-

cent flat, the price would put you back by

at least a crore. So, if you do not earn 1.5

lakhs to 2 lakhs per month, you just can-

not afford to buy a decent flat even in the

distant suburbs. This is the present situ-

ation.

With the new DP, I have no doubt that

the prices will go up so high, that most of

us (98% of the population) would find it

‘just unaffordable’.

SHOUT, OR GET OUT:

So, what do we do? We chuck our present

flat, take whatever money it fetches and

go to the distant suburbs. Save some

money from the difference and bank it as

FDs. – so that the interest will help pay the

property taxes of these new flats in the

distant suburbs – Virar, Panvel, etc.

This, to my mind – is a very ‘wise way’

of getting the city vacated.

So that we can come back someday

with our grand children and great grand

children, like we do now – and go to the

Prince of Wales Museum and tell

them,“There used to be a person called Shiv-

aji and this is his sword. Once upon a time,

your great grandfather used to live here, in

this place called Bandra, now it is called ‘Van-

dre’, or… And times came when the ‘Great De-

velopment Plan’ was introduced. In the

interest of this Great Development Plan and

to make Mumbai a Great City, as a Great

Commercial Hub of the country and the world

at large; we all decided to sacrifice our prop-

erty and come to these distant suburbs. Those

who could afford, survived and remained

back.”

This is essentially what the DP will

throw at us, if we allow it to happen.

I tried my level best to find at least 5

good points in this DP, but couldn’t really

succeed, even after reading the whole

document several times. So, I think it is

time for us not to go by what I and others

who are considered to be experts in this

subject tell you; but to read for yourself,

take advice from experts as to how it will

affect your life – and then send in your ob-

jections. There are huge amounts of peo-

ple with various objections pouring in.

When the magnitude of objections is

really huge, the government will surely

realize that there is a major outcry against

what they are trying to do. Perhaps some

reasoning may dawn among them – and

make them re-consider changing some of

the draconian laws that are to be imple-

mented.

We really need to be very vigilant and

impress upon them that we are not going

to take things lying low, this time. We

have understood the ‘game plan’ that is in

store for us. Finally, this is an effort to

throw us out of the city that we love the

most. We are not going to tolerate this DP.

We are going to protest against this DP.

We are going to rise against this DP – and

tell those people that enough is enough.

No more nonsense. Not anymore.

This is NOT a plan for our develop-

ment. This is a plan for EVICTING us from

our city - Mumbai.

Chandra Shekhar Prabhu

Contd. from page 1

He said that it was unfortunate that most

of the suggestions and recommendations

given during the public consultation meet-

ings, which was a welcome step by MCGM

- do not find a mention in the Draft DP.

He highlighted many of the macro is-

sues viz. purchasing of FSI as per the Ready

Reckoner Values from MCGM, which does

not result in "affordable housing", granting

of FSI of 8 without any related infrastruc-

ture near Dadar & Andheri Station - which

will cause chaos; no plans for storm water

drains nor any reference to the Chitale

Committee Report. There is a distortion of

figures in relation to Solid Waste Manage-

ment (SWM). MCGM in its own report

which gives increased figures are conve-

niently reduced in the Draft DP. It is shock-

ing that dumping grounds have been

shown as ‘Residential Areas’.

Meher Rafaat, NAGAR trustee spoke on

the issue of open spaces and how the DP has

changed the reservations on the plans. Mr

Sukthankar, Chairman of AGNI appealed to

all citizens to study the Draft and send in

their letters of suggestions and objections

by 25th April 2015 (To download the letter

www.bandrabuzz.com/dp-2014-2034.html)

He said, citizens must follow the 60 days

deadline so as to hold MCGM accountable,

unlike MCGM who has not kept their word.

Mrs. Shyama Kulkarni, AGNI Trustee

emphasized that these suggestions and ob-

jections should NOT follow the route of sig-

nature campaigns; instead letters must be

written to the Municipal Commissioner by

individual members of ALMs or of any

other body. She also mentioned that the

doubling of open spaces is an ‘eye wash’ and

areas like Raj Bhavan and private clubs have

been shown as open spaces. It is evident

that such areas are not accessible to the

public and huge amounts of membership

fees have to be paid to be part of clubs and

gymkhanas! An interactive session fol-

lowed, where many questions were raised

as to the difference in the Draft DP and the

actual ground reality. For e.g. Church au-

thorities and Principals of Bandra schools

were shocked as new connecting roads were

being shown cutting through their proper-

ties. Bandraites were wondering how the

Coastal Road would affect the promenades.

There was concern that if mangroves were

encroached upon and salt pans were being

included under the Residential Commercial

(RC) /zone; it could lead to major flooding

in Mumbai.

Many felt that this Draft DP lacked vi-

sion - and if it is implemented, many Mum-

baikars would be forced to leave the city.

The meeting was well attended by more

than 500 Mumbaikars from Bandra, Bori-

vali, Mahim, Chembur, Powai and Kandi-

vli. AGNI distributed over 400 informative

flyers to guide citizens on how to send their

letters to the concerned authorities and 75

CDs of the Draft DP.

Mumbaikars have already started

protesting against the turning of Aarey into

a Development Zone and this agitation

must be translated into letters to the Mu-

nicipal Commissioner. We were informed

that Pune had sent over 80,000 letters of

Suggestions and Objections for their Draft

DP - and we Mumbaikars need to WAKE UP

now - and do the same, if not more.

Nadine Razzak

The Salsette Society held a meeting at the

DPRC, concerning the DP Plan; with two

local corporators: Karen D’Mello & Asif Za-

karia present. Bandra Gym Jt. Hon. Gen.

Secretary & Hon. Treasurer, Cornel Gon-

salves told the gathering of around 100 that

“We were lethargic in 1991 and lost some of

our properties, – so, today we need to wake

up & act”

A lot of unknown Salsette - related facts

was discussed – with documented proofs.

St. Dominic Road, St. Andrew Road, St.

Francis Road, St. John Road, St. Paul Road

ext., Chimbai Road, St. Andrew Church, St.

Anne Church, Kantwadi scheme, Carmel

Convent… would get affected. The Otters

Club exit to the Sea Link across the two

Bandra Promenades: Bandstand & Carter’s

is another issue. Interaction with Jordan,

the Salsette architect was encouraged – for

clarifications. Letter formats would be dis-

tributed. Asif told the crowd, “It looks that

the DP was made just looking at Google Maps.

We need to think out of the box and give objec-

tions, based on logical facts – individually and

collectively, using documents and photographs

as proof. An acknowledgement is important.

With awareness and activism, we can create an

impact.”

In the public interactions, Cornel said

that all internal roads of Salsette – i.e. St.

Paul Road, St. Andrews Road, St. Dominic

Road, etc. were developed by Salsette and

given for public use with a BMC ‘sanad’

(deed). He also had proof that the Pali Mar-

ket is a Salsette plot, (see proof at ban-

drabuzz.com/salsette.html) - given for

public use. He said that a draft letter-of-ob-

jections format would be distributed to

those who need it.

MC Karen D’Mello told the crowd that

she would help people of Ward 96, concern-

ing the DP - to the best of her ability. People

could approach her. She said, “I have already

filed my letters of objections for St. Dominic

Road, St. Andrew Road, because it affects the

school and hospital (Holy Family). I can help

people file individual building / plot com-

plaints.”

Co-ordination is important to get re-

sults and people need to react now. Snacks

were served and interaction continued –

even as the crowd appreciated the organiz-

ers of this important DP Meeting. In con-

clusion, the unanimous voice was to

“Dump This DP”

Flavia Mendes

‘Just Dump This DP’

Deciphering the BMC’s Draft Development Plan

APRIL 2015 PETS14 BANDRABUZZ

Rashna always envisioned working with animals and to

fortify her dream with professional competence she

trained with Shirin Merchant, a renowned International

Canine Behaviourist. She then went onto spending the next

2 years training dogs professionally.

Post her graduation, Rashna trained in Pet Grooming

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Radhiya Hemchandra and Yashodhara Hemchandra - All

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ure is to keep the quality and expertise in place.

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fect one stop shop to treat and splurge on

your well behaved or mischievous furry

family. Since she handles appointments sin-

gle handedly, booking a slot needs to be

made in advance. Rashna also gives health

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Beauty with Paws provides a host of services like

Pet Grooming, Grooming with special attention

to helping dogs with skin infection, Aro-

matherapy for dogs, Oil Massage for Senior

dogs, Pawdicure, Pet Boutique and Acces-

sories, Pet Food & Day-care facility for dogs.

Sidhant Nayangara

Baitul Sharaf, 105, Hill Road, Bandra (W), Near

Mehboob Studios, Mumbai 400 050.

Call: Rashna 961961044

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