City beautification projects and initiatives may need monitoring, as some installations set up as part of the drive are crumbling while others have been reduced to dumping spots. The overall beautification project, which the BMC has been tasked with executing, encompasses the illumination of trees and poles, the reconstruction of pavements and medians and the painting of flyovers, amongst others. In a report in this paper, a recently installed statue of Koli fisherfolk in a boat on the Eastern Express Highway at Mulund junction now serves as a dustbin. The artwork, along with wall murals and a few small statues, was put in place a few months ago by the authorities as a part of the beautification drive, one local said in a report.

Trash is being dumped at the bottom of light poles installed three to four months ago by the K West ward on Lokhandwala market’s footpaths.