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Mumbai: Hawkers take over footpath guardrails meant for citizens
Updated On: 16 January, 2023 06:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
In the first of three-part series, mid-day criss-crossed the city to document how footpath railings are being utilised for everything other than their intended purpose
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Hawkers hang their wares on the footpath railing outside Ghatkopar railway station. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
The BMC has installed fibre railings or guardrails on stretches of pavement across the city, claiming that it would prevent cars from driving on the sidewalks and parking there, as well as deter hawkers. While cars continue to be parked on footpaths in several parts of the city, these railings now serve as hangers for hawkers’ wares which, in turn, make it difficult for pedestrians to navigate the pavements. In the first of a three-part series on arbitrary installation of railings, mid-day visits various spots in the city to find out how these railings are utilised for everything else other than what they were actually installed for.
Officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation mooted the idea of installing railings/guardrails and boulders on footpaths in 2019. Traffic officials stated that many bikers take to riding on footpaths during peak hours to avoid the traffic, thus posing a risk to pedestrians. Officials said the railing would not only deter bikers, but also hawkers.
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