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Mumbai: Expert panel finally checks Malabar Hill reservoir
Updated On: 09 December, 2023 07:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Citizens’ representative says 135-yr-old tank seems to be in excellent condition
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Members of the expert committee examine the reservoir on Thursday morning
After more than a month, the committee that was formed to offer suggestions regarding the feasibility of reconstructing the Malabar Hill reservoir was finally able to visit the site on Thursday morning. A citizen’s representative said that the parts of the 135-year-old reservoir examined by the team were in great shape. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), however, has kept mum on the matter. The committee will look at other parts of the reservoir soon.
The BMC had decided to construct an additional tank and repair the old reservoir on Malabar Hill, but residents opposed this plan as it entailed the removal of 389 trees at Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, popularly known as Hanging Gardens. In light of demands from residents and the local MLA, the BMC formed a committee on November 8 comprising Deputy Commissioner (Special Engineering) Chakradhar Kandalkar; IIT professors R S Jangid, Jyoti Prakash and Dasaka Murthy; and citizens’ representatives Dr Vasudev Nori and Alpa Seth, who are engineers, and architect Rahul Kadri.
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