Renovated LBS Marg Footpath Encroached by Bikers! Pedestrians At Risk!

Already, pedestrians in Mulund are in a fix because they have no space to walk!  Roads are packed with vehicles while the footpaths meant for the pedestrians to walk have either been hijacked by vendors or encroached by two-wheeler riders! Recently, BMC has renovated the footpath at LBS Marg. However, tragically, the new footpath has also been infringed by the bikers!! Thus, the poor aam aadmi of Mulund is left in the lurch with no place to walk!!!  Mulund pedestrians are thus asking: Are footpaths for pedestrians or bikers?

With the on-going Metro work from LBS Marg to Kanjurmarg, the civic administration has shut one lane on both sides of the road. Due to this, during peak hours LBS Marg is jam-packed with a long serpentine queue of vehicles one behind the other. In the absence of no space to ride, the two-wheelers riders shamelessly drive over footpaths thus putting pedestrians’ lives at grave risk.

Lamenting over the dadagiri of bikers, a senior citizen said, “We were delighted when BMC started the widening and renovation of footpath work at LBS Marg. But, alas, all our joys have been shattered because even after the renovation and widening, the footpaths are intruded by the bikers who, in a hurry to reach home, do not care that footpaths are essentially made for pedestrians and not bikers!”

Venting his agony, the senior citizen said, “The major problem is that at night, from Johnson and Johnson Company to Mangatram Petrol Pump many street lights are off while the few that are functional are dim. Hence, taking advantage of this darkness, these bikers intrude on the footpath. But these bikers drive so recklessly the lives of poor pedestrians are at risk.”

Another concerned citizen said, “The flooring of the footpaths at LBS Marg is made of cement and concrete. Hence, chances are they could break due to the additional burden of the two-wheelers. Therefore, I urge the BMC to take severe action against all those bikers riding on the footpath.”

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