India, March 22 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to reclassify a portion of a Malabar Hill plot from a designated green belt to a residential zone, with the matter scheduled for discussion before the civic body's improvement committee on March 25.

The proposal pertains to 249.15 sq metres of a 542.65 sq metre plot owned by M/s Hare Krishna Packaging Pvt Ltd. The land currently falls within a no-development zone under Coastal Regulation Zone-II.

The company had sought a change in reservation in June 2024, following which the state urban development department directed the BMC to take a decision.

According to civic records, a bungalow already exists on part of the plot and is protected as it predates the Devel...