Commuters using the ferry to cross Gorai creek are facing a host of difficulties daily on the 400-metre-long jetty on the Borivli side that has a slippery path and no street lamps. Gorai residents have accused the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) of not getting the jetty cleaned for months.

Gorai Gawthan Panchayat Sarpanch Rossi Dsouza said that the Borivli side was earlier maintained by Essel World. “Since it is shut amid Covid-19, the MMB has not taken the responsibility to get it cleaned. Essel World’s management also kept the area illuminated. MMB has not even bothered to remove fallen street lamps,” Dsouza said.