Mumbai: Century-old marble tribute to industrialist now out of sight

Updated On: 19 July, 2025 08:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS

Street hawkers’ tarpaulin sheets block view of Dinshaw Manockjee Petit statue once intended to be visible from multiple roads; ironically, the statue is strategically positioned at the junction of Mahapalika Marg, DN Road, and Walchand Hirachand Road, facing the BMC building

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The Dinshaw Manockjee Petit marble statue located in Bhatia Garden near CSMT; (right) Tarpaulin sheets installed along the railings by street vendors block the statue’s view. Pics/Eeshanpriya MS

The marble statue of Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, located in Bhatia Garden near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station, is currently obscured by tarpaulin sheets and cannot be seen from DN Road. Ironically, the statue is strategically positioned at the junction of Mahapalika Marg, DN Road, and Walchand Hirachand Road, facing the BMC building.

This marble statue is among 16 heritage statues, four of them marble, shortlisted last week by the civic body for conservation through regular maintenance. This list also includes the Fitzgerald Fountain at Vasudev Balvant Phadke Chowk, popularly known as the Metro Cinema junction. However, due to tarpaulin sheets installed along the railings of Bhatia Garden by street vendors occupying the footpath outside CSMT, the statue is no longer visible from the road.

An undated picture of the area. Pic/BMC Heritage Department