At a recent interactive meet between citizens and the BMC top brass at a Nepean Sea Road park, some brought up concerns about littering, especially on the new Coastal Road promenade. This meet was called by the South Mumbai Residents Association, and the focus was on the gardens to be made along the Coastal Road from Worli to Priyadarshini Park, a 7.5-km stretch.

Citizens spoke up about littering and urged the municipal commissioner to impose the strictest penalties on those dirtying the promenade. They pointed out quite rightly that a clean city is extremely important; it is more important than all this current development, too.