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Mumbai to widen footpaths on 30 eastern suburban roads
Mumbai wants to make walking easier on 30 roads in its eastern suburbs.
The city plans to redesign the footpaths and nearby road edges.
These roads pass places such as markets, railway stations, schools and bus stops.
Officials first removed illegal structures blocking the footpaths.
Next, they will create a better footpath design.
Many existing footpaths cover drains and are too narrow for comfortable walking.
Urban planners have prepared an integrated design for pedestrians.
Work is expected to start in October after the monsoon rains begin to recede.
Mumbai civic authorities will redesign footpaths and road peripheries on 30 eastern suburban roads.
The roads cover Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Kanjurmarg, Nahur and Mulund across three administrative wards.
The project includes areas near marketplaces, railway stations, schools and bus stops.
Illegal encroachments have been removed in the project’s first phase.
Work is scheduled to begin in October as monsoon rains begin to recede, with wider expansion planned later.
- Who
- Mumbai civic authorities, assisted by urban planners, are leading the project.
- What
- Footpaths and road peripheries on 30 roads will be redesigned to improve walkability.
- Where
- The roads are in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs, covering Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Kanjurmarg, Nahur and Mulund.
- When
- Work is expected to begin in October, after monsoon rains begin to recede.
- Why
- Existing footpaths are often narrow, particularly where drains have been covered, and do not provide enough walking space.
Key facts
- Project scope
- Redesign of footpaths and road peripheries on 30 roads
- Location
- Mumbai’s eastern suburbs
- Administrative coverage
- Three administrative wards
- Areas covered
- Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Kanjurmarg, Nahur and Mulund
- First phase
- Removal of illegal encroachments
- Planned start
- October, after monsoon rains begin to recede
- Future expansion
- The project is planned to be scaled up to other administrative divisions in Mumbai
Quotes
Yogita Kolhe
Assistant Municipal Commissioner who described the shortcomings of existing suburban footpaths
“In Mumbai’s suburbs, footpaths often consist of seamless stretches of culverts created by covering drains running underneath them. As a result, these footpaths are narrow and fail to provide adequate walking space for citizens.”
indianexpress.com
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