Updated On: 08 November, 2022 08:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Civic body will add two compartments, Hanging Gardens to be left partially open as work continues; project to be carried out over eight years

The iconic Hanging Gardens, which sit atop the Malabar Hill reservoir, came up in 1881. File pic
Augmentation work on the 135-year-old reservoir at Malabar Hill has begun.
The project will be carried out in six phases over eight years and the iconic Hanging Gardens—which are perched atop the tank and will be systematically uprooted to carry out the work—won’t be entirely closed to the public at any given time, BMC officials told mid-day.