The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee has asked trustees of Bhikha Behram Well to stop the repair work and sought the report of the conservation architect employed for the project. The body held a hearing on the matter on Wednesday after allegations that the trustees did not seek a no-objection certificate before starting the work. The trustees, however, have claimed that no damage was done to the original heritage structure.

The renovation was brought to the notice of the authorities by activist Zoru Bhathena who, on Monday, wrote a letter to the heritage committee as well as the BMC’s A ward office. Taking cognisance of the complaint, the MHCC held the hearing on Wednesday.