The BMC is in the process of finalising the contractor for construction of a development plan (DP) road in Chandivli on land which is yet to be acquired by the corporation. The BMC road department received two bids for the road construction tender. But the DP department and ward office haven’t taken any firm steps to acquire the land for the road, which is also encumbered by encroachments.

The residents of Chandivli, since the last few years, have been demanding construction of a proposed DP Road to ease vehicular traffic in the area. The road was first conceptualised 30 years ago in the BMC’s development plan. The civic body constructed one-third of the stretch a few years ago, which has now become a parking lot, as it is a dead-end. The land through which the rest of the road is supposed to pass belongs to two parties, a private developer and a central government corporation, but is being occupied by encroachments.