The Malabar Hill reservoir will be emptied for the second time on December 18 to facilitate an inspection by an expert committee. This will reduce the water supply to south Mumbai by 10 per cent. The reservoir, the central figure in the contention between residents and the civic body, was visited by the committee on December 7 too. 

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to construct an additional tank and repair the old reservoir on Malabar Hill has met opposition from residents. The opposition comes as the repairs would entail the removal of 389 trees at Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, also known as Hanging Gardens.