Residents of the Five Gardens area in Matunga were successful in stopping civic authorities from allegedly concreting footpaths in the locality as the stones the present walkways use are 100 years old, which the residents want to preserve. The site is also listed as a heritage site. Meanwhile, the BMC has reassured the residents of Five Gardens that they will only add ramps to the existing footpath infrastructure.

Darayus Bacha, a local resident, said, “Initially, there was concreting work proposed for the footpaths in Five Gardens but we opposed it as we wanted to preserve the 100-year-old rocks. On Friday, the BMC held a meeting with us and reassured us that they will only be adding ramps to the existing footpaths to make them accessible for disabled individuals. As of now, there is no concreting work happening at Five Gardens.” He added, “We were shown a PPT (PowerPoint Presentation) by the BMC officials. There will be a site visit post which the spots will be decided for putting the ramps in place.”