Mumbai: No streetlights, blocked roads and traffic chaos anger residents

Unruly twowheeler ridersI request the traffic police to come out with a special squad to control twowheelers continuously breaking laws by riding in noentry spaces jumping signals parking in the middle of road etc I also request the traffic commissioner to go back to normal road entry rules like before in Hutatma Chowk MG Road where one lane is empty and another fully jammed outside Standard Chartered BankDarayes KarkariaAuto mess at KhargharAutos outside Kharghar station FILE PICNeed help with a longstanding and worsening public nuisance at Kharghar Railway Station CBD Belapur side which severely affects thousands of daily commuters For the past 15ndash20 years auto drivers have completely ignored the designated auto stand and instead form long chains right at the station exit gate They block the only pedestrian pathway and the exit area creating a bottleneck Many residents of Kharghar including myself and others have repeatedly complained in writing to the DCP Traffic Navi Mumbai about these violations mdash unauthorised parkingstanding meter refusal blocking public way and hawker encroachments To no availAmit GJammed private roadPICPrakash NanavatiA small stretch of less than one km narrow internal road is the source of major traffic bottlenecks between Lake Homes Complex in Chandivli till Jal Vayu Complex in Powai This road is used by BEST buses school buses company staff buses private cars auto rickshaws taxis ambulances commercial vehicles like tempos and heavy industrial trucks dumpers and RMC mixers This is a private road yet its users are 95 per cent nonresidents Hoping for some help in resolving this by the authorities concernedPrakash NanavatiAbusive society memberIn a housing society WhatsApp group a member abused another member and watchman and questioned his intelligence These messages were posted in a society group visible to multiple members The other member approached the police but they expressed helplessness What action are police required to take in cases of humiliation and abusive messages under BNSSagar ManeNo street lights for ten yearsA decadeold road connecting east western area of JVLR has no street lights yet Initially the authority responsible was MMRDA and today BMC is the sole authority for the upkeep of JVLR Requesting a potholefree litup road from BMCAshokkumar CAfter Mumbaikars sent in their questions and woes to midday last Monday some of the authorities concerned responded We havenrsquot given up on the rest We shall continue to hold authorities accountable for the state of the cityNot illegal to feed straysA senior civic official said ldquoIt is not illegal to feed street dogs in Mumbai This is a matter of compassion and care BMC has issued detailed guidelines to ensure feeding of street dogs and cats happens in a controlled manner The guidelines are available on the BMC website which outlines feeding times areas where dogs and cats can be fed and how to maintain cleanliness and sanitation when humans are feeding street dogsrdquo The official said the civic body intervenes in case of street dogs who are rabid or diseased Citizens and call and complain on 1916 for help regarding rabid animalsDuties of a ward officerAccording to BMC the assistant commissioner earlier called the ward officer is the administrative head of a ward and oversees daily civic services City has 26 wards each led by one assistant commissioner who coordinates with BMC headquarters central departments such as roads drains and solid waste management and neighbouring wards for crossboundary work Officer meets citizens to between 3 pm and 5 pm every Monday and Friday conducts regular inspections and directs staff to address service gapsPollution in Bandra Khar and SantacruzA senior official from BMC said ldquoThe areas are seeing a large number of infrastructure projects that can contribute to air pollution The air pollution in this area is noted to mainly be dust arising from pollution and vehicular combustion In other countries solutions like dome structures covering construction sites are normal In case of Mumbai there are issues to iron out such as who will bear the cost of such cover on sitesrdquo