Architects flag Coastal Rd Project, Racecourse park

DAMAGING OPEN SPACES | In a letter to CM, Gagrani, MAC has warned that the Racecourse is not vacant land but a vital natural ground that absorbs rainwater and moderates heat

- Shefali Parab-Pandit

The Mumbai Architects Collective (MAC) has raised additional objections to the masterplan to redevelop open spaces along the Mumbai Coastal Road Project and build a central park at Mahalaxmi Racecourse.

Around 119 members of the MAC have written to Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis opposing the projects. They have warned that the 298-acre project risks cost overruns, environmental harm, weak land governance and limited public access without an integrated plan.