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Use existing parking lots first, and spare Patwardhan Park, say Bandra residents
Updated On: 13 March, 2023 05:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Bandra residents unite to thwart BMC’s plan of underground parking, are determined to meet the authorities to discuss feasible alternatives
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Locals met at Patwardhan Park on Sunday to discuss the issue and made a presentation to explain it to each other. Pic/Shadab Khan
After much discussion on the pros and cons of a public parking lot under a part of Patwardhan Park in Bandra, the residents have agreed to oppose it. On Sunday, around 70 residents of Bandra met to support the ‘No parking under the park movement’, which started with a JVPD park recently. Those against disturbing the park have decided to meet local political representatives and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials to put forth their views.
Last week, the BMC floated a tender to construct an underground parking lot beneath an open plot behind the Appasaheb Patwardhan Park in Bandra West. According to the BMC, there will be a three-storey underground structure to accommodate 288 cars with a robotic system, and as per the plan displayed in the tender notice, there will be two entrance roads and a roof above the garden. The BMC had similar plans for Pushpa Narsee Park in JVPD, but after stiff opposition from the residents, it is considering other options.
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