While the Public Works Department (PWD) has invited tenders for constructing a boundary wall along the periphery of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), architect and former Congress corporator Sheetal Mhatre alleged that technical manipulation has been done to favour a contractor. Mhatre pointed out that the tender mentions the use of High Corrosion Resistance Steel (HCRS)/Corrosion Resistance Steel (CRS) for construction, which is not needed for constructing a wall surrounding SGNP.

Mhatre also claimed that the steel used for the construction of the wall at Dahisar and Yeoor has a price difference despite the same quality or grade of steel being used. Mhatre has sent an email to PWD mentioning her objections. It may be noted that PWD has invited tenders for construction of a compound wall at Dahisar and Yeoor at an estimated cost of Rs 9.20 crore and Rs 6.90 crore, respectively. The intention behind the construction of the compound wall is to prevent trespassing and encroachments on SGNP land.

According to Mhatre, SGNP is far away from the coastal area, and the construction of the compound walls can be done using normal grade steel. One of the conditions in the tender mentions that the contractor should have executed HCRS/CRS works of at least 43 metric tonnes in the past five years.