The SRA Project near BPCL which will house around 12000 people has been a strong point in the Citizens Charter for the Election Candidates of Mumbai South Central Constituency. With its proximity to possible prime terrorist targets like Mahul refinery, Tata Electricity Company’s plant and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, these high-rise residential building are alleged to be a security threat…
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The Centre on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that the slum rehabilitation project coming up outside the Bharat Petroleum. The home ministry said it fears that the construction, which was creating nearly 12,000 residences, would attract people without a background check and this could prove risky to the security of the various sensitive installations in the vicinity.
The refinery, which was set up in 1955 and produces 12 million metric tonnes of highly inflammable petroleum products annually, is also believed to be on the intelligence agencies’ radar as a potential terror target.
As reported in TOI on 6 May 2009, by Swati Deshpande .. read full story ”SRA bldgs near refinery a security threat: Centre”
