The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has extended the submission dates for tenders for construction of the underground parking lot at Patwardhan Park in Bandra for the eighth time, but not cancelled the tender despite strong opposition from residents and activists. The activists filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court and the hearing is tentatively scheduled in August.

The BMC had floated a tender to construct the underground parking at Patwardhan Park in Bandra West on March 6. As per the earlier schedule, the last date for submission of the tenders was April 3. The process was first delayed with two extensions for a pre-bid meeting. Initially, the BMC extended the deadlines by a week but now it has extended it for a month.