Civic agencies, MNS, Shiv Sena are all opposed to BJP MLA’s proposal for a road passing through Kamla Nehru Park.The pushback for the proposed 535-metre road which will cut through Kamla Nehru Park is coming from all quarters. The proposal has galvanised political leaders, cutting across party lines, and also civic agencies.On Tuesday, BEST committee chairman Arun Dudwadkar of the Shiv Sena visited the park. According to sources, BEST’s ‘receiving centre’ will get affected if the proposal for the road passes through.“BEST committee has not been informed about the proposed motorable road at Siri Road. We cannot move the BEST substation, and partial loss of BEST receiving centre is neither affordable nor practical. And the road is possible without affecting both the centres. Considering all these facts, I have called a meeting on 3rd December. I will oppose this project, if it is pushed through without consulting our department,” Dudwadkar told Mumbai Mirror.BMC’s hydraulics engineer, Ashok Tawadia, also visited Kamala Nehru Park on Tuesday. “The portion of the land which will get affected because of the proposed road belongs to the hydraulics department. However, our department has not been consulted about the proposed road. We have seen the location and will initiate necessary steps soon,” said an official from the department on anonymity.The BMC has proposed to convert the Chiranjilal Loyalka Marg, also known as Siri Road Hilly Walkway, into a one-way vehicular road. On November 21, representatives of the BMC’s improvement committee had visited the spot.Pedestrians have been using the road to walk to the main road from the park for several years now. The park area comes under the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) and the corporation will have to seek permission from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA).Sampat Thakur (Shiv Sena), chairman, works committee also opposed the proposed road. “We want the environment intact. I have visited the location with improvement committee members,” he told Mumbai Mirror.Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has also joined in to save Kamla Nehru Park. Dhanraj Naik of Malabar Hill Assembly constituency told Mumbai Mirror: “I visited the park and I think saving these trees and the environment is extremely important. I am sure I will get support from Raj Thackeray as the MNS chief is opposed to felling of trees in Aarey. We need to stop this road to save Malabar Hill,” he said.Niranjan Shetty, tree authority member and also the spokesperson of the BJP’s Mumbai unit, has written a letter to Improvement committee chairman Prakash Gangadhare --who is also from the BJP and a strong votary of the proposed road -- opposing the proposed road. “This is a hillock and if we start cutting it would mean the death of the environment and the ecology of the area. Whenever the proposal comes up for discussion, I will oppose it tooth and nail. Alternatives can be found for the road but not for the hillock,” said Shetty.Interestingly, BJP MLA Mangalprabhat Lodha has initiated this road.Works committee, BEST committee, Garden and Market Committee are all chaired by Shiv Sena corporators who are all opposed to the proposed road. Without Sena’s support, BJP will find it very difficult to get all the necessary permissions for the project.