India, March 22 -- An 11-acre plot near Bandra railway station which is owned jointly by Western Railways (WR) and Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has been encroached upon by slum tenements and dumping of garbage and debris. Though there is no immediate plan to monetise the plot, valued at over Rs.6,000 crore a decade ago, the encroachments will be removed as the land will be utilised for rail expansion projects in future, said railway officials.

A wide nullah and water pipeline leading to the Western Express Highway (WEH) separates the plot into two halves. One half, lying between the drain and harbour line rail tracks and owned by WR, is covered with mangroves and weeds, while the other half, between the drain and WEH and owned ...