12 December,2016 09:56 AM IST | | Asif Rizvi
The ward has a garbage disposal problem on its hands; its population of over 9 lakh generates 370 tonnes of waste every day. It also suffers from a shortage of public toilets and drinking water, and encroachment of public spaces
Motorists steady themselves on an uneven road in Malad East. Pic/Datta Kumbhar
The ward has a garbage disposal problem on its hands; its population of over 9 lakh generates 370 tonnes of waste every day. It also suffers from a shortage of public toilets and drinking water, and encroachment of public spaces. A number of low-lying areas, like Link Road, Kanchpada, Malad West, Haji Bapu Road, Ganga Bawadi, Madh Malad West, Pushpa Park, Malad East, Malad subway and parts of Malwani, get flooded every monsoon.
Residents of Malwani complain of being deprived of clean drinking water for years and of being forced to reach out to private water suppliers. They also want more public toilets and daily clean-up of localities. They allege that dengue and malaria have a tight grip on the area.
Locals also want internal roads to be widened to tackle traffic jams during peak hours.
Unauthorised vegetable and garment hawkers have been driven off pavements several times, but they return soon after.
Sangita Hasnale, assistant municipal commissioner of the ward, was not available for comment despite several calls and messages.
