The city’ skateboarding community faces another setback as F South ward officials plan to shut down the skate park under the Hindmata flyover until the end of the monsoon season. The move comes after skateboarders requested authorities to fix the leaky roof and install a better drainage system.

As the leaks from the flyover lead to the accumulation of a lot of water, skateboarders spend about an hour just clearing up. Just last week, 22-year-old Prem Gharti, who travels all the way from Ambernath to Dadar to use the park, allegedly slipped and injured himself because of the wet floor. “I was injured just above the eye, and was bleeding,” he said. Gharti has taken a break from his job to practise skateboarding and participate in national and international competitions.