Author and Juhu's resident Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi has alleged illegal activity at the Airport Authority of India (AAI)-controlled Pawan Hans ground. Shanghvi said the construction work in the Green Zone poses a threat to the Juhu Lake. AAI officials, however, said that the work is for stormwater drainage and will help reduce waterlogging during monsoon.

Shanghvi told mid-day, "Juhu Lake is one of the few remaining catchment areas for excess water. AAI's landfilling exercises have been going on for a decade. In the last DP, this airport land was marked as a Green Zone. Cutting even one tree requires permission from Delhi. Such construction is shocking – do they have all permissions? While the Prime Minister is busy broadcasting India's contribution to the Paris climate treaty, government agencies are destroying reservoirs. The state government must initiate an enquiry."