The organisation which maintains Patwardhan Park in Bandra West voluntarily approached the BMC to hand over the plot. File pic

After a brief lull, the civic body has once again started sending notices to non-governmental organisations (NGO) and trusts to take back the open spaces that were given under adoption and caretaker polices. On Tuesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sent notices to five groups - in Bandra, Santacruz and in Sion - to surrender the recreation and playgrounds maintained by them.