As the Eknath Shinde government slams the brakes on certain decisions of the Uddhav Thackeray government, the beautification of Shivaji Park, a pet project of former minister Aaditya Thackeray, will now face tighter scrutiny from the BMC. The civic body said it will form a core committee to review the project, which has been opposed by the residents living around the public ground.

The BMC started work on the Rs 4.2-crore project at Dadar last year. When Shivaji Park got flooded in the recent rain, the locals attributed it to the beautification work that involves the construction of a mud track and wells to store rainwater.