India, Dec. 4 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stalled reconstruction of the foot overbridge (FOB) connecting the eastern side of Charni Road station with Dr Bhalerao Marg Sahitya Sangh in the west in Girgaon after Saifee Hospital raised objections. The development has left local residents frustrated, as the FOB was demolished following their demands for a safer bridge.

The proposed FOB, Saifee Hospital said in an official statement, would interfere with essential operations.

"An FOB has been proposed for construction outside gate number 5 of the hospital. The hospital has already conveyed its concerns to competent authorities, stating that such a structure would obstruct the ingress and egress of ambulances, oxygen t...