<p>The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-bmc-starts-process-to-remove-mastic-layer-from-mumbai-coastal-road-104244" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) </strong></a>is planning to introduce a fee for walking on the wooden walkway at Malabar Hill to recover maintenance costs while implementing an automatic crowd control system.</p>
<p>The first jungle walkway, which is now completed, is expected to open soon.</p>
<p>mid-day had earlier reported that the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/toddler-killed-mother-seriously-injured-as-car-rams-into-them-in-mumbai-23488977" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Mumbai </strong></a>civic body decided to set up a crowd control system since the walkway can accommodate up to 417 people at a time.</p>
<p>To regulate footfall, BMC is developing an automated system.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Around Rs 25 crore has been spent on this 427-metre-long wooden walkway. We are hoping it will be maintenance-free, and for that, we are considering ticket collection,&rdquo; officials said, adding that the ticket price would be affordable for all.</p>
<p>A senior BMC official told mid-day, &ldquo;We are focusing on self-sufficient projects that generate revenue for their maintenance. While we are cutting administrative expenses, we are also handling multiple projects simultaneously.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The walkway extends from the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/malabar-hill-nature-trail-walkway-to-have-crowd-control-system-23471446" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Malabar Hill</strong></a> forest to the rock formations near Kamala Nehru Park in south Mumbai. Built using eco-friendly materials, its design is inspired by Singapore&rsquo;s Forest Walk. Spanning 470 metres in length and 2.4 meters in width, the elevated structure features a wooden deck, railings, and vertical supports, with full illumination planned. It will also include a glass-bottom viewing deck, a bird-watching area, and offer a scenic view of Girgaum Chowpatty.</p>
<p>Originally set to open in mid-January, the Rs 25-crore project was tendered in 2021.</p>
<p>Civic activist <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/88-mumbaikars-commuters-died-in-834-best-accidents-in-the-past-five-years-23463929" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Anil Galgali </strong></a>said there is nothing wrong with charging a fee, as it will help recover maintenance costs. However, he emphasised that the fee should be affordable for the common man.</p>
<p>&ldquo;If the fee is meant for crowd control, then it is justified. But it should be nominal so that it remains accessible to everyone,&rdquo; said civic activist Nikhil Desai.<br />&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;</p><p>
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