With the brakes being slammed on several of Aaditya Thackeray’s pet projects, the ‘stop beautification of Shivaji Park’ movement gathered traction. The BMC has now decided to appoint a core committee to verify the technical aspects of this project, which is jargon for looking into the project overall. The beautification was to cost approximately Rs 4.2 crore.

There were going to be wells and a mud track. There have been problems with the project, especially last year in heavy rain. Yet, we must see either some movement ahead, shelving completely or trying to salvage what is good from the initiative and see if it is worth implementing. We have three options before us and this core committee must move in the right direction when taking action.