The fight against the construction of an underground Metro III tunnel in Girgaum, which might damage two Parsi shrines, has taken a new turn. Concerned activists, members of the Parsi community have teamed up with the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP) to take their grievance against the Metro to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The joint move to tackle the Atash Behram controversy was decided upon after a meeting last week between structural engineer Jamshed Sukhadwalla, who has been leading the battle against the construction of the underground tunnel, and BPP chairman Yezdi Desai.

BPP chairman Yezdi Desai and  engineer Jamshed Sukhadwalla