More than 30 Bandra residents took part in a meeting with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials over the controversial plan to construct an underground parking lot at Patwardhan Park, at the H West ward office on Wednesday. In the second week of March, several Bandra residents had met to support the movement against parking under parks. Some also decided to meet local political representatives and civic officials to put forth their views.

The BMC, in the first week of March, floated the tender, worth R75 crore, to construct a parking lot beneath an open plot behind the park. According to the BMC, there will be a three-storey underground structure to accommodate 288 cars with a robotic system, and as per the plan in the tender notice, there will be two entrance roads and a roof above the garden. The BMC had similar plans for Pushpa Narsee Park at JVPD Scheme, but in the wake of stiff opposition from residents, it is considering other options.