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Beautification projects turn into mosquito breeding spots
Updated On: 27 July, 2023 07:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Busy stretch in Andheri East, also crammed with office spaces, turning into danger spot as plant pots stay waterlogged for days
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Waterlogged pots along Andheri-Chakala Road, on Tuesday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
The civic body, when beautifying Chakala with plants, did not have the foresight to avoid water accumulation in the pots. Consequently, the containers have become homes for breeding mosquitoes, and BMC doesn’t give two hoots about the threat of an outbreak, say locals. Most pots along the Andheri-Chakala road at Chakala in Andheri East were full of rainwater for two days straight, as seen by mid-day on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Local residents and vendors in Chakala said they remove accumulated rainwater from as many pots as possible, but not all the containers are cleared out. Water sits in the pots for days, attracting mosquitoes, they complained. The BMC put these pots on the footpaths just a few months back, said Nanda Kshirsagar, a resident of Hanuman Nagar in Chakala.
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