India, April 5 -- MUMBAI

That Mumbai is not a city for walkers, despite the many collective and sustained efforts by civil society organisations and architects to impact change, was the focus of discussions held at a conclave on Friday organised by Walking Project, an NGO working towards making the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) walkable.

"There is no escaping the fact that Mumbai's walking ecosystem is woefully inadequate, and there is a massive gap between what it deserves and what is available," said municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani. "The BMC recognises this, and we are trying our best to add footpaths where they are missing and upgrade existing facilities wherever possible, particularly in the suburbs."

The civic body has a...