A group of 127 residents of Mumbai have written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, raising concerns about the “indiscriminate monetisation” of public land in the city.

Among the signatories of the letter are retired government officials, former judges, retired defence personnel, academics, journalists, lawyers and activists.

The letter stated that public land in Mumbai, including railway lands, mill lands, port lands and other government-owned tracts, was being diverted for commercial and speculative development in the name of “revenue generation”. The signatories alleged that there was no transparency or accountability in the process.

The proposal to redevelop railway land , including suggestions to relocate tracks underground to free surface land for “development”, mar

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