 Due to port development activities and construction work near the site, the temple's access to seawater and its integrity are threatened.In September 2012, after a petition was filed by the local Hindu community, the Sindh High Court issued an order restraining the Karachi Port Trust from demolishing the temple.The petitioner believed that Mukesh Chawala, a member of the Hindu "panchayat" and provincial minister of excise and taxation, was responsible for the construction near the temple site.