Problems
Defunct MTNL board
PIC/NK Jain
This picture of a defunct distribution board visible on the footpaths of Mumbai represents the true condition and status of MTNL in Mumbai. Such a box stands right below the newly built swanky metro station at Shivaji Chowk, Chembur. At least MMRDA should have had enough proactiveness to contact MTNL and remove such diapilated and dead boxes before inaugurating the new Metro Line 2B. It is a hazard to the passengers of Metro who could bump into this after coming out of the station and hurt themselves.
NK Jain
Auto menace at Goregaon
Panchayat Rd station in Goregaon West has a huge auto menace with auto drivers blatantly rejecting passengers wanting to go to MTNL Junction. They reject sometimes even in front of the traffic police. This causes huge delays during morning office hours. Also, the area is very small and there is so much traffic. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC and police need to clear out these lanes or we’re staring at a possible disaster.
Atharva Sathe
Too few regular autos
Unlike previous years when autos just stopped with a wave of the hand in Bandra West, I am increasingly finding that autos are refusing those who flag them down saying “booking auto hai!”. This means they have moved to apps, where fares are higher. Senior citizens with walking sticks and young students are left in the lurch. The traffic police must please help stop this nonsense.
Celine Dsouza
Bikers creating too much noise
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We have been observing for quite sometime that motorcycles make very high-decibel noise in the early morning hours on SV Road in Santacruz West. This is extremely disturbing to residents who are sleeping during this time. We request the authorities to take note of this.
Seema Bokkasam
Metro construction debris
REPRESENTATION PIC
As the Santacruz West Metro station construction is going on in full swing, we have observed that a lot of construction debris and unwanted material are left lying in and around the busy road, resulting in inconvenience of movement for pedestrians and traffic. We request the authorities concerned to look into the matter and clear this debris.
Seema Bokkasam
Responses
After readers sent in their questions and woes to mid-day last Monday, some of the authorities concerned responded. We haven’t given up on the rest. We shall continue to hold authorities accountable for the state of the city.
Broken steps at Andheri stn
Reader: Chetan N Mehta
Response: Apropos of broken steps at Andheri station, the foot over bridge connects the east and west side and goes over the railway lines. Railway officials said this is a public bridge built and maintained by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and that they have conveyed the issue to the local civic officials for its better upkeep.
Rusted, broken postbox
Reader: Iqbal Gilani Mansuri
Response: A GPO official said, “There is a long-term plan to classify and maintain key postboxes in the state, whereby all postboxes will be reassessed and the broken ones removed and discarded division wise.”
Filth in the river
Reader: Kiran P Chaudhari
Response: A BMC official from Dahisar said, “The cleaning of the Dahisar River is currently underway, with work in progress at stretches in Ratan Nagar, Sainath Nagar, and near St Louis. The photograph shared shows the downstream stretch of river near at Dahisar Gaothan. Cleaning work in that area is scheduled to begin in the first week of May.”
Poor railway renovation work
Reader: Aakash Pandya
Response: The platform surfacing work is in progress at Grant Road station platforms 1 and 4 in connection to Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) station development work. Now the platform surfacing work on platform 4 is around 90 per cent completed and the covering work too is in progress and it will be completed shortly. At Grant Road station platform 1, around 50 per cent surfacing work has been completed from the north end. The contractor has been instructed to attend to these locations on urgency to avoid any inconvenience, a WR spokesperson said.
