Heritage panel halts footpath revamp work at Parsi Colony

Mumbai: The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) has directed BMC to stop work on the ongoing revamp of footpaths at Dadar Parsi Colony and Five Gardens after finding that the concretising work had damaged many trees and exposed their roots.

- Chaitanya.Marpakwar

TIMES VIEW: The fact that roots of trees have been exposed and damaged while the BMC has been aiming to revamp footpaths is unacceptable. This is not only negligence on the part of the contractor and consultant but an offence. The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee’s intervention was a must. The BMC must get tree experts involved in the project and work must not restart till clearance is given by the experts. Trees are an integral part of the Dadar Parsi Colony Heritage precinct.