Lion’s Garden opposite Santacruz police station, a landmark for its once-iconic aeroplane, today lies in a dilapidated condition and could be another tragedy waiting to happen.  In March 2009, an eight-year-old boy died after one of the concrete sections of the Air India 707 replica plane collapsed, apparently owing to ill maintenance.

Subsequently, the 47-yer-old structure was demolished and a smaller version of a glider was rebuilt in June 2014.  When mid-day visited the site on Monday, there were no staff at the main gate to check the temperature of the visitors, which was against Covid protocol.