Mumbai, Sept. 15 -- In a bid to safeguard Mumbai's rapidly shrinking open spaces, Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam today urged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) not to allot any open spaces to private parties and to grant a stay on its interim policySatam further urged the civic body to explore regulated advertising in these spaces as a means to generate revenue to maintain these open spaces.
Highlighting the absence of a comprehensive open spaces policy, MLA Ameet Satam said the BMC currently has an interim policy that allows open spaces to be handed over for maintenance to private parties, trusts, and institutions for 11-month contractual period.
"There is a lot of concern in the city regarding open spaces and the potential f...