Unable to prevent encroachment on the Carter Road promenade by food stalls, the residents of Bandra have now spoken up against the construction of what they believe to be a place of worship on the promenade. United as a civic group named IM_PACT (Citizens Movement for Environment and Civic Action), the residents on Thursday complained to the civic body about losing a gazebo at one end of the promenade, which has now been temporarily covered with tin sheets.

In its complaint emailed to authorities, IM_PACT said, “This is to bring to your attention that the promenade at Carter Road seafront used by thousands of people daily as a place to walk, exercise, watch the sunset, sit with friends, and get fresh air, is slowly being misused and CRZ norms violated… We find that the gazebo at the northern end is being converted to a religious structure.”