Two years after a citizen-led movement opposing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) proposal to construct a parking lot under Raosaheb Patwardhan Park forced the civic body to cancel the plan, Bandra’s popular open space is set for a facelift that includes upgrading its yoga zone, garden furniture and playing area for children. Bandra residents, however, have raised questions as to why the park annexe, under which the parking lot was previously planned, has not been included in BMC’s new plan.

Bandra residents celebrate in the garden after the BMC scrapped its underground parking lot plan in 2024. FILE PIC/ SHADAB KHAN