Mumbai’s skywalks, envisioned as safe and efficient pedestrian corridors are increasingly failing to serve their purpose, especially for women. About 37 of them were built in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in multiple phases at a total cost of around R900 crore, our April 8 report, supported by pictures, stated.

Incomplete construction, poor maintenance, and lack of security have rendered many of these structures underutilised and, in many cases, unsafe. Commuters, especially women, report issues ranging from non-functional escalators and broken lighting to the presence of anti-social elements in poorly lit stretches.