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Construction of parking lot under open space is sub-judice; activists and residents say the plan must be scrapped altogether

Three Bandra residents, who had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court, have sought the court’s permission to amend their petition and add additional information received by them under the RTI.

Juhu residents have got the proposed parking plan under Pushpa Narsee Park squashed. Local BJP MLA Ameet Satam, who had proposed the underground park,

The proposed underground parking plan under Pushpa Narsee Park in Juhu has been scrapped following opposition from local residents, according to BJP MLA, Ameet Satam. The MLA will now replace the proposal with a multi-utility complex, featuring an underground parking lot on a plot of land that is designated as a municipal garage. The new facility will include a gymnasium, banquet hall, and auditorium. Samarth Das, an urban designer and architect, praised Satam for the participatory approach he a...

The petitioners sought that the BMC should be directed not to proceed with the tendering process to construct an underground parking lot at Raosaheb Patwardhan Park in Bandra (West).

The plea by three activists contends that the decision was taken by the BMC based on an erroneous and misleading report by its Parking Authority

Residents say concretisation under their parks will be detrimental to environment, suggest BMC land near Irla nullah

The residents have also written a letter to the BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal to reconsider the proposal for parking under the park.

Juhu residents organise protest as opposition to the civic body’s plan to build underground parking lots under gardens gathers steam