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Mumbai: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the Maharashtra government for a plot of land in Mumbai for constructing a West Bengal Bhavan. Banerjee made this request during her meeting with Maharashtra Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray last week in Mumbai.
Banerjee said that many patients come to Mumbai for treatment, especially to the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital in Parel and don’t have a place to stay. Adding that she could accommodate these needy patients at the Bengal Bhavan if a plot of land is allotted here to the West Bengal government. Aaditya had met Banerjee at a south Mumbai hotel with Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.
In his weekly column , Rok Thok in Sena mouthpiece Saamna, Raut wrote, “Mamata Banerjee’s demand is not unreasonable. Odisha Bhavan, Uttar Pradesh Bhavan are already constructed around Mumbai. West Bengal has contributed to the country’s freedom struggle and social revolution. The two states have an emotional relationship. It must be sustained.”
While land parcels in Mumbai are hard to find and are very expensive, several state governments have constructed bhavan’s in Navi Mumbai.
Apart from Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya and Assam governments have also constructed bhavans among others. Officials pointed out it was since 1995-96 when the states started building their own bhavans and Assam was the first to build it.
According to officials, the land near the Vashi railway station is a hub of state bhavans with some 18 states having built them there.
Officials said that residents from those states and visitors avail the benefits of staying there besides also serving the purpose of those requiring accommodation in the state capital for personal and health reasons.
The states showcase products by their handicraft industry and other specialities, including the local food and delicacies that are popular from their states at their respective bhavans.
Banerjee said that many patients come to Mumbai for treatment, especially to the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital in Parel and don’t have a place to stay. Adding that she could accommodate these needy patients at the Bengal Bhavan if a plot of land is allotted here to the West Bengal government. Aaditya had met Banerjee at a south Mumbai hotel with Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.
In his weekly column , Rok Thok in Sena mouthpiece Saamna, Raut wrote, “Mamata Banerjee’s demand is not unreasonable. Odisha Bhavan, Uttar Pradesh Bhavan are already constructed around Mumbai. West Bengal has contributed to the country’s freedom struggle and social revolution. The two states have an emotional relationship. It must be sustained.”
While land parcels in Mumbai are hard to find and are very expensive, several state governments have constructed bhavan’s in Navi Mumbai.
Apart from Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya and Assam governments have also constructed bhavans among others. Officials pointed out it was since 1995-96 when the states started building their own bhavans and Assam was the first to build it.
According to officials, the land near the Vashi railway station is a hub of state bhavans with some 18 states having built them there.
Officials said that residents from those states and visitors avail the benefits of staying there besides also serving the purpose of those requiring accommodation in the state capital for personal and health reasons.
The states showcase products by their handicraft industry and other specialities, including the local food and delicacies that are popular from their states at their respective bhavans.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-didi-asks-state-for-land-for-bengal-bhavan/articleshow/88111919.cms
