After a 22-year-old photojournalist was gang-raped at Shakti Mills in 2013, the commercial locality became famous for all the wrong reasons and, to this day, people especially women are reluctant to walk on the Shakti Mills Lane after dark. Hoping to change that perception, the civic body will make the road more pedestrian friendly by implementing a proposal that was conceptualised by two non-profit organisations and was recently approved by the Mumbai Commission for Arts, Music and Culture (MCAMC).

The idea of developing the road came from the joint collaboration of Akshara Centre, a women's right organisation, and G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture. Their aim is to give the street back to the citizens, encourage people to use the road and associate better memories with the place. The proposal was approved by the MCAMC after the presentation on August 29. Officials working with the committee said that the proposal has been discussed with the local ward officer and work on the implementation will begin after the Ganpati festival. The project is expected to take at least six months.