India, Sept. 30 -- In August, a 75-year-old lost her life on Malabar Hill's B G Kher Road after being trapped between a BEST bus and a parked car. Her death, which occurred on account of the road lacking continuous footpaths, has galvanised Nepeansea Road residents into actively monitoring road-concretising works to ensure timely execution, quality control, and the inclusion of pedestrian-friendly features such as contiguous footpaths. To this end, the Nepeansea Road Citizens' Forum (NRCF) recently submitted a formal design blueprint from Rungta Lane to Priyadarshini Park to the BMC.

Nepeansea Road is a key 1.74-km arterial road connecting Malabar Hill to Pedder Road. But despite its importance, it suffers from serious pedestrian infrast...