The BMC is believed to have scrapped two wildlife underpasses on Aarey main road that could have opened portals for leopards to stray into the Metro 3 car depot, according to sources. These were planned on the picnic point-Marol road stretch close to the car shed site, which was last year found to be home to at least five leopards. 

A source involved in the cement concretisation work of the BMC told mid-day that the two underpasses were cancelled citing technical reasons.