Residents of Bandra have objected to the installation of 35 commercial LED hoardings along the Carter Road Promenade, calling it an encroachment on one of Mumbai’s most iconic public open spaces. Installation work is currently underway.

The residents approached former Congress municipal councillor Asif Zakaria, who has written to Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and the Maharashtra Maritime Board, seeking an immediate halt to the work. Zakaria cited a lack of transparency in the permissions granted for commercial installations on public open space.