India, Oct. 19 -- With the extended deadline to submit suggestions and objections to the BMC's draft zonal master plan (ZMP) for Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) ending on October 17, the various stakeholders are now awaiting the dates of the public hearing. A civic official said that the BMC would soon start collating the objections received through different channels and then decide on a date for the public hearing, after Diwali.

Among the many who submitted suggestions and objections was the Urban Centre Mumbai led by conservation architect and urban planner Pankaj Joshi. "We strongly object to the fact that the draft masterplan identifies and virtually justifies industrial, commercial, residential, and several other uses within eco...