In our front-page report on Monday, pedestrians slammed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as footpaths in the suburbs have been rendered virtually indistinguishable from roads, due to ongoing concreting work that has radically raised the height of street surfaces.

mid-day visited several spots in the Western suburbs, where residents bemoaned the absence of discernible pavements, which they claimed posed a significant risk to their safety.