India, July 25 -- Mumbai's proposed 'iconic buildings' policy, which seeks to bring in fresh structures along Mumbai's skyline, has set alarm bells ringing for many residents, artists, architects and conservationists. With the policy tight-lipped on what exactly counts as 'iconic', they fear that it may end up destroying the already-present iconic neighbourhoods of the city. On Thursday, the last day to submit feedback, over 2,200 persons signed a letter objecting to the policy, which was sent to the BMC.

The letter that began it all was written by Shireen Gandhy, director of the art gallery Chemould Prescott Road and whipped up into a petition on change.org by NCP spokesperson Anish Gawande last Friday. HT wrote about the petition on Su...