Approximately two months after it was installed, the railing on some of the footpaths along Ram Ganesh Gadkari Marg was taken. There have also been several prior cases of this nature, which prompted the
BMC to contact the police in order to identify the offender.
In addition to installing railings at several important intersections and roads with heavy traffic, the BMC has lately worked to resurface roads and restore sidewalks. A civic team did discover that the railing at Irla Lane (Ram Ganesh Gadkari Marg) was missing or broken in various locations.
We chose to contact the police because the railing is frequently taken. Investigations are ongoing after a complaint was filed at the Juhu police station, according to the
K-West ward official (Andheri west and Vile Parle west areas). Activist Godfrey Pimenta of Andheri believes that some business owners and hawkers may have found the recently built barrier to be a burden. To prevent similar instances in the future, he remarked, "The BMC should take strict punishment against the guilty."
Not only are pedestrian railings susceptible to theft, but also manhole covers, tree guards, and portions of power poles. These actions happen at night. We continually complain to the local police, but they never manage to find the offenders. Therefore, the only thing we can do is build a new guardrail, according to a
K-East ward civic official (Jogheshwari-Andheri east areas). Such occurrences typically take place in remote locations. In order to get a fair price in the market, thieves cut and sell the iron railings, according to Sachin Padwal, a former councilman for the Shivdi neighborhood.
