India, May 14 -- A key road project passing through the eco-sensitive zone of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) has hit a hurdle four years after it was officially sanctioned, as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is still awaiting wildlife clearances for a section of the 700-metre stretch between Kandivali's Lokhandwala Complex and Malad reservoir.

On Tuesday, the BMC standing committee refused to clear a proposal to pay Rs.3.63 crore to SGNP authorities for project permissions, saying the civic body had failed to provide adequate details on how 1,567 slum dwellers affected by the project would be rehabilitated.

The proposed road stretch forms part of the planned 120-ft-wide Magathane-Goregaon road that will connect with the...