Despite opposing the forest department's demand for a compensatory plot of land for the one underneath which they built a tunnel as part of the Rs 400-crore Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finally zeroed in on a 20-hectare (49-acre) one. The plot, however, is located far off in Chandrapur near Nagpur. The civic body is in the process of purchasing it.

Speaking to mid-day, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Vijay Singhal, said, "We are discussing the deal with the Chandrapur collector and will purchase the land possibly next week. It will then be handed over to the forest department as compensation."