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The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has proposed one underground parking facility in each of Mumbai’s 27 wards as part of its congestion management plan. The parking hubs are proposed beneath gardens and playgrounds to address parking shortages without additional land acquisition in densely populated areas. The proposal was included in the alliance’s 100-day municipal report released on 22 May, with civic officials stating that corporators, MLAs and ward authorities have been asked to identify suitable plots in line with Development Control and Promotion Regulations provisions.
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed development of underground parking facilities across all 27 municipal wards in Mumbai as part of a broader traffic decongestion and urban mobility initiative. Advertisement
The proposal was announced in the alliance’s 100-day municipal report card released on 22 May by Mumbai BJP president and MLA Ameet Satam. According to civic representatives, the plan involves construction of one underground parking hub in each ward beneath existing open spaces such as public gardens and playgrounds. The initiative is intended to address increasing parking shortages in densely developed urban areas without requiring additional land acquisition.
Officials stated that MLAs, local corporators and ward-level civic authorities have been directed to identify suitable land parcels for the proposed facilities. The proposed parking structures are expected to be developed in accordance with provisions under the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR), which permit construction of underground parking infrastructure below designated open spaces subject to civic approvals and planning norms.
The proposal revives an earlier policy framework discussed during the tenure of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in 2018, though the plan had not progressed to implementation at the time. Civic officials indicated that renewed emphasis on underground parking infrastructure forms part of wider measures aimed at improving traffic circulation and reducing roadside parking congestion across Mumbai.
According to the alliance’s report card, the proposed parking initiative was among several administrative and civic measures highlighted during the first 100 days of the Mahayuti-led administration within BMC operations. The report also referred to reforms linked to procurement systems, waste management, road concreting and civic monitoring mechanisms.
Ameet Satam stated that the administration had initiated measures to review procurement-related processes and reduce expenditure on certain tenders and civic contracts. The report claimed that multiple tenders had either been cancelled, renegotiated or restructured during the period under review.
The civic administration also highlighted ongoing initiatives related to construction and demolition waste management, QR-code-based hawker regulation systems and GPS-enabled monitoring of waste transportation activities. Additional reforms mentioned in the report included online medicine procurement through the Government e-Marketplace platform and digitisation of civic services.
Officials stated that implementation timelines and project-level feasibility for the proposed underground parking facilities would depend on identification of suitable plots, traffic demand assessment and civic approvals across individual wards.
Urban mobility planners have increasingly explored underground and multi-level parking solutions in Mumbai because of severe land constraints, high vehicle density and limited availability of open land parcels for standalone parking infrastructure. Several parking proposals beneath recreation grounds and public open spaces have previously been examined under the city’s planning regulations.
The proposed ward-level parking programme is expected to undergo further technical evaluation and planning assessment before execution models and funding structures are finalised by civic authorities.
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