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Bombay High Court restrains BMC from carrying out reclamation work at Powai lake

The high court directed the civic body to `immediately remove all construction work` already carried out around the lake or in its catchment area, and to restore or reclaim site to its original position

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The Bombay High Court on Friday restrained the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) from carrying out any work on the proposed cycling and jogging track along Powai lake in the city, citing that such work was "illegal".

A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice V G Bisht said the BMC`s project and its reclamation of Powai lake for the same, breached the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules.

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