India, April 6 -- Over 30 residents of Malabar Hill gathered at Hanging Gardens on Sunday evening, expressing their opposition to the proposed alternative reservoir project, after learning that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering a revised plan under the new municipal commissioner.

Residents had earlier opposed a similar proposal in 2022, forcing the civic body to drop the plan. The fresh proposal involves constructing a three-tier alternative reservoir of 52 million litres per day (MLD) to facilitate repairs to the existing 147 MLD Malabar Hill reservoir.

"A revised proposal to construct a 52 MLD facility to facilitate repairs for the five compartments of the existing 147 MLD Malabar Hill reservoir was submitted...