An autorickshaw driver deftly avoids a pothole on New Link Road in Borivli West. Traffic snarls and frequent rallies add to the burden on roads, and worsen their condition. Pic/Nimesh Dave

Potholes are the ward’s biggest scourge. Not only are roads dug up indiscriminately, but they are also left largely unattended. Large stretches of Borivli are riddled with potholes, posing dangers to motorists. Pedestrians don’t get a better deal either; illegal hawkers gobble up large swathes of pavements. There is also a constant struggle to ensure that open spaces rescued from the clutches of encroachers stay that way.