The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no plans to develop an underground aquarium at the Mahalaxmi racecourse. Instead, it has decided to create a central park while preserving the racecourse’s natural holding pond characteristics. 

A senior BMC official told mid-day that there was a demand to develop an underground aquarium on the racecourse land, similar to Singapore. However, this is not feasible due to limited underground utilities. “Additionally, the plot naturally serves as a holding pond during the monsoon, which needs to be preserved,” the official said.