The residents of the gaothan at Sherly Rajan Road in Bandra West are not happy with the BMC's decision to concretise the 700-metre-long stretch, for which many have been asked to part with a portion of their land. The land has been part of their property for 100 years. Some of the residents who are opposing the project approached Ashish Shelar, BJP's Mumbai president on Friday hoping to save it.

Civic officials said that as part of the Rs 7 crore project, the road's current width, which ranges from 8-10 metres, will be uniformly widened to 13.5 metres. Apart from concretising the road, the project also includes installation of storm-water drains in the area to prevent flooding during the monsoon. The road connects Pali Mala Road to DP Road near Rizvi College.