Several Bandra residents, activists and people from other areas too, have written a letter to the BMC which was handed over to the H/ West office on Tuesday and emailed to officials concerned from the H/West ward and the Garden Department, raising concerns about “increased concretisation work and reduction of greens observed at the Bandra Fort garden, next to the 17th Century Heritage Bandra Fort”, their letter, with 80 signatories, stated at the outset.

Excerpts from the communication went on to say that, “This has increased the heat, making it difficult for citizens who were frequent visitors to this once-upon-a-time cool and shady garden. The garden was recently opened to the public in the first week of October with restricted timings. We are shocked to see the drastic reduction of greenery and the concreting work in the garden. The new garden is designed in a completely unsustainable way and is anti-nature.”