Defunct cycle track in Sion to become pay-and-park facility

BMC's hydraulic engg dept, which owns the land, issues NOC after resolving revenue sharing issues with F North ward

- Linah Baliga

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC's) proposal to convert part of a defunct cycling track near the Shanmukhananda Hall in Sion East into a pay-and-park facility has finally been greenlit. The civic body's hydraulic engineering (HE) department, which owns the land, has issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the project after it initially hit a bureaucratic hurdle over revenue sharing. HT has a copy of the NOC.

The project, approved by the additional municipal commissioner (projects), Abhijit Bangar, will be implemented by the BMC's F North ward. It involves transforming a 331-metre-long and 10-metre-wide stretch of a cycle track opposite Shanmukhanand Hall on Flank Road into a regulated parking zone.