India, March 11 -- The Maharashtra government will rehabilitate eligible slum residents who are being evicted from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Thane district, the Bombay High Court was told last week.

The Thane district collector has identified around 290 hectares (722 acres) of land to construct tenements for the eligible slum dwellers in villages in Thane, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Ambernath, Shahapur, and Murbad talukas, the state government said in an affidavit filed in the high court. The concerned authorities have been ordered to complete the requisite formalities in 60 days, the affidavit added.

Last month, the court had asked the state government to identify land to construct the rehabilitation tenements after being told i...