Mumbai: mid-day Garden Audit helps revive Kurla park

Updated On: 13 August, 2018 07:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Suyash Karangutkar

mid-day impact: After it was audited by this paper and locals expressed their views in front of officials at our round table, civic body sets about fixing Eknath Koparde garden; more to follow

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Before, the unkempt park was a hideaway for drunkards and druggies

“I still remember coming here with my wife and grandchildren. The kids would run on the lawn, while my wife and I would chat on the park benches,” said Bhagwan Singh, 69, as he cautiously entered Eknath Koparde garden after a gap of several years. Like so many others, Singh had stopped going there after poor maintenance turned the park into a deathtrap.

Now, the weeds and anti-social elements have been cleared out