Irked that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is pushing for underground parking at Appasaheb Patwardhan Park despite their opposition to the move, Bandra West residents will hold a march on Tuesday to gain an audience with local MLA Ashish Shelar. The civic body recently extended the deadline to submit tenders for the parking lot for the third time instead of scrapping it, which has ticked off residents and activists.

The BMC floated a tender to construct a parking facility beneath an open plot behind the park on March 6. The plot is part of Patwardhan Park. The BMC had similar plans for Pushpa Narsee Park at JVPD Scheme. However, following stiff opposition from locals, the corporation is considering other options and didn’t float a tender for the JVPD project. But despite several letters and two meetings with BMC officials, Bandra residents have not received any assurance from the civic body.