India, Aug. 17 -- Yet another proposal seeking to delete the reservation of an open space in Jogeshwar's Ambivali in the K-West ward was tabled before the civic improvements committee on Friday, triggering strong opposition from members of the opposition parties. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed deleting a 1,840-square-metre portion of a Garden and Park reservation from a plot in Ambivali, K-West ward, where the Lakshminarayan Temple is located, and incorporating the land into the adjoining residential zone.

The proposal, which will require a modification to Mumbai's Development Plan 2034 under Section 37 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, is based on a request from the temple trust, Shrimad...