The BMC proposal for an underground parking lot below the Raosaheb Patwardhan Garden adjacent to Linking Road in Bandra has inched closer to reality with the municipal corporation inviting tenders for the Rs 88 crore project earlier this month.
The development did not please many residents, who raised a red flag about the green credentials of he project and warned that the large open space was under threat.
They said 50% of the garden area might not remain the same after excavation as the green cover would be unable to sustain itself once the car park is created. They said roots of the large trees in the park were likely to suffer severe damage in the large-scale excavation planned.