Mumbaikars have a lot to suggest about the manner in which the city's open spaces should be maintained and they unanimously feel that the gardens should not be given out to commercial users. In response to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) invitation for suggestions before drafting the open spaces policy, the garden department has received more than 250 responses.

The civic body put out advertisements in local newspapers inviting suggestions from August 3-18 about how the gardens should look, who should maintain them, and the timings till which they should be kept open. After the matter was first discussed during mid-day's Garden Audit round-table with civic officials last year, the BMC had decided to take suggestions from citizens.