MUMBAI, Sept. 9 -- The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority has cleared a proposal for a Royal Western India Turf Club clubhouse (RWITC) at Mahalaxmi Racecourse. In its deal with the RWITC, the BMC had permitted the clubhouse although it took the racecourse land for developing a 120-acre central park for the public. The proposal was cleared in August and the minutes were uploaded last week. According to the minutes of the meeting, the proposed project is in conformity with the BMC's Development Plan 2034. According to the latter, the clubhouse site falls within the proposed residential and commercial zone. There were multiple reservations affecting the plot earlier but these have been deleted to allow the clubhouse. According to a notification issued by the state on October 14, 2024, the entire layout plan has been divided into seven subplots, of which four-A, B, C and a-are owned by the state and three-D, E and F-are owned by the BMC. The clubhouse will be located in Plot F, which has an area of 1,30,207 square metres. The RWITC plans to build a clubhouse and banquet hall. The enclosure stand will have a basement and ground and upper floor, a garage, and quarantine stables. The clubhouse/gymkhana will have two basements, service floors on the second and third floor and lodging rooms from the third to the seventh floor. The second building will have a banquet hall. In the 120-acre park, the BMC plans to introduce a variety of green and recreational elements for art, culture, yoga, and vipassana....