A Kandivli plot of land is called a lake in city survey records, a garden plot in the Development Plan (DP) of 1991 and 2034 and used for parking and waste dumping. That is the believe-it-or-not reality in a city that has to fight desperately to save its open spaces.

A report in this paper detailed how the three-year-long struggle of Kandivli residents has finally yielded the desired results. Land encroached and reclaimed for a landfill and parking will now be vacated and restored.