It said it was contemplating such schemes in only one urban and one non-metropolitan area, initially.

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The 12 May walk Metamorphosis of Mazagaon, organised by Kavita Gonsalves for the non-profit Urban Design Collective, took walkers around the evolving Mazagaon area of south Mumbai, where colonial Bombay grapples with contemporary Mumbai in its pre-Portuguese-era homes, Goan community clubs and glassy skyscrapers.

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