Zoroastrian High Priest Khurshed Dastoor had suggested that the Godavara fire temple property in Fort should be sold off and the holy fire be shifted elsewhere, but the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) has decided otherwise. BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai issued a statement earlier this week saying that the structure would be renovated and work on it would begin next week.

He further said that BPP had already collected R26 lakh for the renovation work and had no plans of selling the agiary. In an appeal sent out last week, the BPP had requested the Parsi community to make contributions to the tune of R40 lakh for the repair work.