India, Feb. 28 -- Residents of Thakur Village in Kandivali East alleged that construction activity within the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) premises continued till close to midnight on Thursday in violation of the Wildlife Conservation Act which bars construction in national park premises beyond sunset.

When construction work started about a month ago, but was limited to daylight hours, residents raised the matter with forest department officials who said a road was being constructed for buses ferrying Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) employees to their quarters inside the park, residents told Hindustan Times.

"On February 24, we filed an RTI application seeking details of the road project and permissions. We were awaitin...