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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:49:55 +0530
Singhania suggests closing Mahalaxmi racecouse
Yogesh Pawar
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 (Mumbai):
In a letter to the Maharashtra finance minister, Mumbai sheriff Vijaypat
Singhania has suggested that the Mahalaxmi racecourse be shut down.
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The tallest hotel in the world should be built here, to rival Dubai's
Burj Al Arab Hotel. He says the state can generate enough money to help
check its rising debt.
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"This is like the repeating the mistakes made in mill land issue," said
Neera Adarkar, architect and urban researcher.
Mumbai has the worst open areas to built up area ratio in the whole
world. It's not surprising then that a proposal to develop the Mahalaxmi
racecourse five years ago had led to public furore.
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http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Singhania+wants+racecourse+shut&id=90636