Intensifying their opposition to the “destruction” of the only green space available to them, and the discreet shifting of Metro 2B corridor’s “National College” station, residents of SV Road, Tata Blocks, Parsi colony, and Varde Marg Residents Association  organised a protest rally over the weekend.

Over 130 residents and supporters of the campaign gathered at the Sadhu Vaswani garden in Bandra West, the affected space. Residents alleged that they wasted crucial time relying on the local MLA Advocate Ashish Shelar of the BJP and Corporator Swapna Mhatre, who only made “empty promises” and “tall claims” of getting the station shifted back to the old location and saving the garden. Their concern arises from the fact that the Sadhu Vaswani Garden, located on Bandra’s SV Road, is set to shrink by approximately 290 sq metres. This reduction in size though is necessary to accommodate entry and exit, said Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).