10 villages from Gorai-Uttan belt protest against proposed SEZ in the area
Thousands of people from the ten villages of the Gorai-Uttan belt blocked road and water transport to Essel World on Sunday to protest against the proposed Special Entertainment Zone (SEZ) spread over 14,183 acres in the area. Pan India Paryatan Ltd, which owns Essel World on a 65 acres plot at Gorai, has already received an in-principle approval from the Union Ministry of Commerce for phase one of the plan that will be on 1,000 acres of land.