After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation decided to remove all paver blocks on the roads and carry out fresh road repairs, the city's footpaths will now undergo the same process. Municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta has instructed all the officials to get the footpaths concretised, and opting for a marble chip finish, to make them look more aesthetic.

The city's footpaths have been in poor condition over the years. They have either been occupied by hawkers or by bad patches where the paver blocks have not been placed in order. The BMC has been facing tremendous criticism on social media for the same as well. As a mitigation measure, the BMC has revised its footpath repair policy, and the administration has decided to use cement concrete on footpaths as well.