India, Sept. 15 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday gave the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) the last chance to constitute an expert committee for examining the feasibility of developing a waterbody in Kandivali, an alternative to the 100-year-old Khajuria lake which was used by the local body to create a recreational park in 2008.

On Thursday, a division-bench of the high court, comprising of justice Revati Mohite-Dere and justice Sandesh Patil, ordered to fast track the constitution of the committee. "By way of last chance, if the order is not complied with, we make it clear that we will be constrained to take appropriate steps against the concerned authorities," the court said, setting September 16 as the deadline.

The inci...