Devotees arriving at the Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Prabhadevi will now have a seamless experience for darshan as all the stakeholders concerned have come together to tackle various issues that mid-day highlighted in its series of exposés. BEST has come forward to provide a major relief to religious visitors of the temple, starting a dedicated bus service between Dadar station and the temple with no stops en-route. Devotees who arrive at Dadar railway station will have to stand in queue for the BEST mini-buses which will have a five-minute frequency and cost R5 for each trip. 

This bus service will be a major blow to the taxi drivers who fleece passengers by charging exorbitant amounts to ply from Dadar station to the temple. This has been happening right under the nose of Mumbai police and transport officials who seem to be incapable of eradicating the menace. Most of the taxi drivers did not agree to travel using the fare meter and would insist on being paid arbitrary made-up fares. However, now the BEST mini-bus services which were put on hold during the pandemic will be restarted, providing a major relief to devotees.