Mid-day asks Govt: Mumbai: No speedbreaker outside Andheri school despite 300-400 children using road daily

ProblemsNo speed breakerTo onersquos utter horror there is no speedbreaker on Paperbox Road adjacent to Holy Family High School in Andheri West where bikers and autorikshaw drivers drive like crazy More than 300400 children go to school daily using that road yet the authorities have turned a deaf ear to the situationRakesh RathourBlocked footpathPlease see attached photo of a garbage dump and van blocking the footpath at Sambhaji Raje Marg opposite Utpal Park Society in Mahim West on a daily basisRahul BhivandkerDelivery vehicle obstructionThere is a Club Crsquoest La Vie multistoried and Zepto distribution centre and McDonalds etc situated opposite each other This is on crowded Hill Road With all cars doubleparked there is no space for pedestrians to pass The ecofriendly vehicles used by delivery boys occupy most of the road waiting for a pick up This is along one of the main thoroughfares to St Peterrsquos Church and being a Christian locality the footfall on this road is sizable Besides hordes of fans walk to see Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khanrsquos residences down the road I have vocally and loudly informed the police officers who come around in the mobile van and they say they cannot do anything about the delivery twowheelers as they are not registered It gets intolerable after 8 pm Hoping for some resolutionDaphne DrsquoMonteDamaged roadPicIqbal Gilani MansuriA severely damaged road with a collapsed drain on Yari Road Versova is causing frequent traffic congestion and posing a grave risk to motorists pedestrians and schoolchildren With four to five schools located nearby and heavy movement of water tankers trucks tempos private vehicles autos and twowheelers throughout the day the damaged stretch has become a serious accident hazard The authorities concerned must immediately undertake permanent repairs restore proper drainage and ensure regular road maintenance before this negligence results in a major tragedyIqbal Gilani MansuriBEST bus service neededThere is a need for the BEST to introduce a bus route from Vidyavihar to Ghatkopar Station via Somaiya College Ghatkopar station for the need of residents officegoers and studentsCajetan Peter DrsquoSouzaLate trainsThe 742 am AC local from Mira Road has been reaching Churchgate perpetually late for the past so many months Though the arrival time at Churchgate is 849 am it is always late by 15odd minutes There is no reason given or announcements made We do understand late running of trains on some occasions but it looks like the time table has completely changed Will the people concerned replyAshok NairIllegally parked vehiclePicMehul ShahThe Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital Ambulance was earlier illegally parked near T1 Aqua Line Metro station On my complaint on the BMC website under the abandoned vehicle category it was removed But itrsquos now found parked near the PTVA cricket academy Gujarat Society Vile Parle East for the last several months and the footpath side thereof is used to urinate and throw alcohol bottlesMehul ShahResponsesAfter Mumbaikars sent in their questions and woes to midday last Monday some of the authorities concerned responded We havenrsquot given up on the rest We shall continue to hold authorities accountable for the state of the cityEncroachmentReader A Good SamaritanBMC responds An official from the HWest ward said ldquoWe will look into the issue and the allegations regarding political complaintsrdquo Another civic official told midday ldquoBMC is unsure that this is a hut By the image alone we cannot determine the nature of this establishment We will look into the issue and take action as necessaryrdquoRickshaw mafia at BKCReader Keith TauroTraffic dept responds A traffic branch official said ldquoThe authorities including the local traffic police and the RTO operate regular drives against illegal autos and taxis in the city and citizens can take up their complaints about specific locations with the RTO on their helpline 1800220110 which is managed by the Andheri RTOrdquoSo many potholesReader Dhiren ChauhanTMC responds An official from the TMC said ldquoThere are no potholes on TMC controlled sections of Ghodbunder Road but in the jurisdiction of Mira Bhayandar civic bodyrdquoDugup footpathReader Bahman HamadaniBMC responds A senior civic official told midday ldquoBMC will check if work was done as per contract or it was done arbitrarily This will help determine why the footpath was not fixed for six months as per the allegations in your letter Necessary action will be taken and the footpath will be reinstated by BMC or those concernedrdquoDividerReader Gaurav KelkarTraffic police respond DCP Traffic Ajit Borhade said ldquoCurrently MMRDA and BMC are working on extending the Janata ColonyJogeshwari Subway As soon as work under this portion finishes the authorities will take care of the divider issue toordquoRd blocked by gateReader Cherag Drivermidday published a detailed report titled lsquoMazagaon society gate barricades footpathrsquo in its edition dated August 4 2026