India, Dec. 3 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the BMC is set to allow locals to adopt and cultivate spaces beneath the Western Express Highway flyover in Vile Parle East for an urban farming project. The effort, aimed at growing organic vegetables under the bridge and promoting community-led green practices, will be guided by Parle-based experts who have been active in the field for years.

Under the plan, 32 cultivation pits will be created, each to be maintained by a participating family. The stretch will be divided into four zones: a vegetable cultivation area, a dedicated section for selling produce, a demonstration interpretation zone to teach residents how to develop balcony gardens, and a plant-care bay where people can leave...