Apart from keeping the Carter Road promenade clean and maintaining the space, the BMC will now appoint security guards to keep a check on the crowd and ensure that COVID-19 protocols are followed. Civic officials, however, said that there has not been much progress in the matter from the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) since the time they met for a discussion a month back.

The proposal on maintaining the promenade was submitted to civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal back in August. There was a delay in appointing the agency, as Chahal was to approve the proposal, which he did last week.