by A. J. PHILIP
The promoters knew that their proposal to have an apartment complex at Colaba, one of the posh areas, would never fructify. It was then that they hit upon the idea of using the name of Kargil to push their project. They proposed to the Maharashtra government their plan to build a modest six-storied building to provide accommodation to Kargil widows and war veterans. The year was 1999 and Kargil was fresh in everyone’s memory.
Of course, the officials and ministers could see through the game. Suddenly, the objectives of the society were amended to include government officials. How could so many be accommodated in this six-storied building? It was at this juncture that they hit upon the idea of increasing the height to 30 floors.
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