BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar has asked Mumbai's civic commissioner to relocate the above-ground Lion Gate 'Aspirational Toilet' and two adjacent waste management chowkies underground, arguing the structures block a planned footpath and violate the BMC's own 'Pedestrian First' policy. He wants only a minimal, wooden-slatted pavilion left visible in the heritage-protected Kala Ghoda precinct.
The Rs 1.65 crore toilet is already under scrutiny: during the July 2025 Assembly session, BJP MLA Amit Satam and others raised concerns about irregularities in the project, prompting a state minister to order a construction stay pending inquiry. Narwekar's letter adds that the site falls within a UNESCO heritage conservation buffer zone.
He's framing the request as consistent with pedestrianization efforts already underway at Kala Ghoda and planned for Regal Junction, where an acre-sized pedestrian plaza is coming.
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