For the first time ever, pedestrians walking near the Saki Naka don't have to pinch their nose shut, or dodge piles of garbage and puddly potholes on Andheri-Kurla Road. All it took was a little effort and enthusiasm by one company and its employees, who stepped up and did what the BMC could not do despite a year of requests and follow-ups.

The 100 to 250-metre stretch of the footpath and road outside Chibber House had long been an eyesore for officegoers headed inside or pedestrians walking past the building. The street was overrun with cracks and garbage, while the walls were lined with graffiti, and the railings and paver blocks on the pavement were broken.