India, May 12 -- Residents of Perry Cross Road, Bandra, are not encouraged by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) promise that all road works in their neighbourhood will be completed by May 31, as they have been beleaguered with challenges of navigating a bad thoroughfare for over six months. Having reached their threshold of patience, they dashed off a letter to additional municipal commissioner Abhijit Bangar, on Thursday, expressing their woes.

"Work on our 250-meter road has been on at a snail's pace since October 2024," said Sujata Kabraji, a member of ALM 118 that represents 24 buildings and bungalows along the road. "We have been consistently monitoring the work, meeting the contractor and BMC officials every week, pleading...