India, Oct. 26 -- As the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has decided to redevelop the Kala Talao, a lake in Kalyan, historians, citizens, and social activists have opposed the move, calling it the commercialisation of the historic lake. Residents of the area are against the civic body's plans to landscape the area, introduce facilities such as fountains, a floating bridge, a food plaza, and activities like boat rides, fishing, and a laser show claiming this will ruin the natural environment of the lake.

Kala Talao, also known as Prabodhankar Thackeray Talao, is said to have been built by Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur, in the 16th century. Late Bal Thackeray, cartoonist, politician, and founder of the Shiv Sena, stayed near th...