Bandra residents and activists again raised their concerns and objections regarding the construction of a parking lot under Patwardhan Park during a pre-bid meeting on Thursday. Initially, BMC officials were not ready to involve the residents, as the meeting was only for bidder. But then they were allowed to speak and asked to email their concerns by today. BMC officials have assured them of a reply to their queries by email.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has floated a tender worth Rs 75 crore for an underground parking lot for 228 cars beneath a part of Patwardhan Park in Bandra west. Though a few people support the parking lot, others oppose any construction under open spaces. The BMC held a pre-bid meeting - where interested bidders could get a detailed idea of the project and could solve residents' doubts - on Thursday and 13 representatives from the group of residents opposing the lot attended it. Vivek Kalyankar, deputy chief engineer, traffic and Sanjay Jadhav, executive engineer, conducted the meeting. Initially, the BMC officials were not ready to allow local residents in a meeting held for bidders for three underground parking projects and were ready to hold a separate meeting. But residents were allowed to put their side before prospective bidders later.