The management of Shree Mumbadevi Mandir Charities has sought space near the temple to facilitate basic amenities, like toilets and drinking water, to thousands of devotees who throng the landmark site at congested Zaveri Bazaar in Kalbadevi. It has proposed that a BMC plot adjacent to the temple be granted for “public utilisation”.

The Shree Mumbadevi Mandir Charities, managing Mumbadevi temple, has written a two-page letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on August 17, requesting for the space for the temple located at Mumbadevi Road. It cites the history of the temple and highlights the location of the mandir, surrounded by a host of markets and bang in the midst of the beating commercial heart of Mumbai. Even by Mumbai standards where every inch is precious, the rush ‘n’ crush here is challenging, to put it mildly.