Slums gobble up a pavement at Dockyard Road. Illegal structures are a menace across the ward — they block arterial roads and even lanes leading to hospitals. Pics/Pradeep Dhivar

Festivals bring little cheer to this ward. The noise, coupled with additional traffic congestion, pushes residents to the edge of their patience. Some 20,000-30,000 commuters alighting every day at the Byculla railway station only make matters worse. Another problem area is the mushrooming encroachments. Not only do encroachers block arterial roads — giving a new spin to peak hour rush — but also lanes leading to hospitals. Even motorists bend the rules by parking their vehicles willy-nilly. The ward is also prone to getting waterlogged during spells of heavy rain.