BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay, representing the Borivali Assembly Constituency, announced the delay, citing incomplete critical infrastructural and structural works. The opening of the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Mangrove Park in Mumbai will now be held in the first week of June, he said

The new park, named Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Mangrove Park, is located in Gorai area of Borivali, and is expected to become a major environmental and tourism attraction in the city