Once billed as Navi Mumbai’s next vibrant hub, Dronagiri township is now grappling with an ugly civic mess. A key stretch of the scenic road leading to Atal Setu and JNPT  has turned into an open dumping ground, with heaps of rotting garbage lying in the shadow of plush high-rises.

On Thursday afternoon, this correspondent found a wide, scenic road leading towards Sector 51 and the JNPT Port in Uran strewn with heaps of rotting garbage. The backdrop of plush high-rises only made the sight more ironic.