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Currently, the areas are covered in MMRDA’s regional development plan but TMC wants these to be designed separately and brought under its fold. A parallel city that can be designed from the scratch will have all the required amenities for a self-reliant township,” said an official from TMC’s town planning department. “This seems like a plan drafted to benefit the builders’ lobby that has purchased huge tracts of land in the area,” said NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad. A proposal to the effect will be tabled before Thane municipal general body on Saturday for approval.Meanwhile, activists have termed this plan as fanciful and lashed out at the administration, claiming that they have overlooked improvement of Thane’s basic infrastructure. NCP said it will oppose it in the assembly and on the streets as well..