Sickened by the constant reek of cigarette smoke wafting into their homes, residents of Indravadan Society in Dadar West have declared the area beyond a compound wall a no-smoking zone. Owing to the presence of several nearby offices and a newly constructed mall, smokers gather outside the society to light up, invariably exposing everyone in their immediate surroundings to second-hand smoke, resulting in health issues over the past two years, according to residents.

Smokers light up on Padmabai Thakkar Road, which lies outside the society. PICS/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The society, located on Padmabai Thakkar Road, has 150 flats and around 750 residents. Members said that employees from the nearby mall and office spaces frequent the area specifically to smoke cigarettes. The entire lane has turned into a khau galli of sorts, they said.