Mumbai Mayor halts building work to save ancient Banganga Tank
By IANS| Published: 2nd January 2021 8:04 pm IST
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Jan 2 : In a swift move, Mayor Kishori Pednekar has halted the construction activities by a private builder near the historic Banganga Tank at Malabar Hill in south Mumbai, said an official here on Saturday.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) decision came after complaints by the Hindu Janjagruti Samit (HJS) and a local temple that the building’s construction work was affecting the flow of the underground freshwater sources and polluting the Banganga Tank water.
“Taking serious cognizance, the Mayor personally visited the Banganga Tank site on Friday, inspected the area and then issued a stay on the construction activities there,” HJS spokesperson Uday Dhuri told IANS.