The mayor is bound to have some very unusual neighbours at Byculla zoo, but most people will be able to relate to his policy for dealing with them — the less he sees or hears from them, the better. The BMC has erected a gate on the access road to the bungalow to provide privacy and security to the mayor, and will also install sound barriers to keep the zoo animals and mayor's guests from disturbing each other.

Late last month, the civic body put up the gate on a road inside the zoo premises leading up to the bungalow. Past the gate and towards the house, the entire stretch of road can be used as a parking lot for guests. The mayor's car will have its own parking shed.