To improve walkability in the city, BMC to spruce up Marine Drive

“The BMC will be launching a drive to remove unwanted hoardings and barricades from Marine Drive promenade to enhance the beauty of it,” said a civic official.

Alongside these, civic authorities have also mooted a plan to paint the existing stalls and structures in the periphery of Marine Drive with a common colour that will have a thematic reference to the city of Mumbai.

“The Idea is to transform the Marine Drive into a heritage walkway. Now that the coastal road is operational, we have made a much wider walkway for pedestrians adjoining the promenade. This walkway extends towards the north. Our objective is to make sure the entire stretch between Girgaon Chowpatty and Marine Drive stays walk-friendly,” the official added.

Earlier in 2021 the BMC had planned a freedom walkway between August Kranti Maidan and Girgaon Chowpatty. The proposed walkway will include a pathway made of basalt stone. The design of the structure was also planned in a way to replicate India’s freedom movement through murals and tablets. The civic officials said that the idea is to merge this walkway with Marine Drive having Girgaon Chowpatty as the nodal point.