Khar residents, who have been dealing with the cow menace in their area for years, are keen on getting rid of it soon. At least 10 cows occupy the footpaths of 4th Road in Khar and apart from blocking access to pedestrians, many people have slipped over cow dung, while shop owners have suffered losses due to the unhygienic condition of the road.

Local residents said that a local milk vendor has been keeping around 20 cows tethered to road signs and lamp posts on the footpaths near Khar railway station for almost a decade now. Naresh Ahuja, a local resident, said that the milk vendor doesn't even take care of the animals. "He doesn't feed them. The cows eat rotten vegetables that are dumped on the roadsides. It is a horrible experience to manoeuvre around the mounds of cow dung every morning, and especially so for senior citizens," he said.