§ 9. Major POLEasked the Secretary of State for India whether any considerable area of the land reclaimed from Backbay, Bombay, has been taken over by the central government for military or other purposes; and whether, at the present rate at which the reclaimed land is being sold to the public or otherwise disposed of, it is expected to complete the amended scheme of reclamation in the course of the next financial year?
§ Mr. BENN231 acres out of a total of about 550 acres have been or are being taken over for military purposes. The work of dredging was completed nearly two years ago, but I have no recent information as to the progress made in completing the work of reclamation by murum topping or as to the disposal of the land.