The Bombay High Court (HC) has on several occasions slammed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over the bad condition of footpaths in the city. However, repairing, digging and then repairing footpaths again seems to have become a regular practice with the civic body.

The latest such incident has been reported at Shivaji Park in Dadar West, where the footpath along M B Raut Marg No. 2 was repaired under the city beautification programme a few months ago. However, the BMC recently allowed this footpath to be dug up again by a private company for laying utilities. As a result, the footpath required to be repaired again, with locals alleging that the shoddy work done will not hold up during the monsoon.