HT monsoon audit: Tree falls, open manholes, bad footpaths continue to pose a challenge in Mumbai

June 7, 2019

In 2016, the then civic commissioner Ajoy Mehta in a press conference said the city’s footpaths were so bad that he couldn’t even take his parents for a walk. The civic commissioner’s public admission led the civic body to draft a pedestrian-first policy. The policy, which states that newly constructed roads must give preference to pedestrians, has not shown desirable results on ground. Not only is taking a walk difficult in maximum city, it can also be fatal during the monsoon.

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