Mumbai 136-year-old landmark, the Hanging Gardens is likely to be razed over a reconstruction work of a colonial-era reservoir, which is located under the garden on Malabar Hill. The garden will be shit in phased manner and will remain out of bounds for construction work fa period of 7 years.
According to report in The Times of India, authorities will demolish and reconstruct the entire landscape. In the process, trees will be cut down and while nearly 350 trees will be transplanted on an adjoining plot.
Responding to the protests from residents, Mumbai’s guardian minister and local MLA MP Lodha has arranged a public meeting on Tuesday to address the issue. Situated at one of the highest points in the city, this reservoir is engineered to distribute water to most parts of SoBo via gravitational force.
The Rs 698-crore proposal to dismantle the Hanging Gardens and reconstruct the massive tank beneath it has been in progress ever since a structural examination revealed its precarious condition. The 2017 audit uncovered weaknesses in the roof of the reservoir, which supports the garden, as well as the columns beneath it.
P Velrasu, the additional municipal commissioner overseeing the civic hydraulic department, emphasized that the tank’s current condition, capable of holding 147 million liters, leaves the BMC with no room for partial demolition.
The reservoir is composed of five chambers and spans an approximate surface area of 22,000 square meters.
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