India, Feb. 28 -- In a move that could have far-reaching implications for thousands of families living in transit camps across Mumbai, the opposition in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday demanded a comprehensive audit of all approvals granted for transit camps on lands reserved for civic infrastructure.

The demand was raised during the first meeting of the Improvements Committee in four years, a politically charged session that saw corporators scrutinise key decisions taken during the period when the elected body was suspended and the civic administration was run by an appointed administrator.

At the heart of the controversy is a 27,043 sq metre plot at Jijabai Nagar in Worli, reserved in the Development Plan for se...