India, March 12 -- The Maharashtra government will investigate whether there were any irregularities while approving the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) for developers in connection with the rehabilitation of slum residents living in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), forest minister Ganesh Naik announced on Tuesday in the legislative council.

"We will probe if there was any irregularity or corruption in approving TDR to builders. If found guilty, action will be taken against those officials," Naik said. The minister was responding to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Rajhans Singh's calling attention motion, which is used to request a minister to make a statement on a matter of public importance.

Singh brought up the de...