Vehicles encroach footpaths near civic hospitals in Mumbai

After tony SoBo lets turn our attention to Central Mumbai mdash where the situation is the same We are talking about footpaths outside hospitals completely encroached on by fourwheelers twowheelers and an endless row of hawkers who have spread out their wares all over the space leaving almost no room for pedestriansIn some areas garbage bins and clunkers too fought for space on footpaths midday took stock of the situation outside KEM and Wadia hospitals in Parel as well as Nair hospital in Mumbai Central and found the common denominator mdash patients their families and pedestrians inconvenienced and forced to walk on the road with pavements turning into parking spotsWadia and Kem hospitals ParelOutside KEM narrow footpaths already illegally occupied by hawkers have become completely chockablock because of parked twowheelers The situation is worse around Wadia Hospital With vehicles parked on the footpath of Jerbai Wadia Road pedestrians struggle to reach the hospital on the opposite sideBikes parked on a footpath along Acharya Donde Marg opposite Wadia hospital in Parel PicsSuresh KarkeraLocals and doctors said it is difficult for ambulances to enter and exit causing delay and leading to losing out on the golden hour Several footpaths however have vehicles parked by locals themselves forcing walkers to take to the road This then leads to traffic congestion This has turned the silence zone into one filled with constant honking disturbing patientsWe are so tired of these parked vehicles that we have given up on making the owners understand the problem Thanks to the guards stationed at the gates people havent started parking there or these insensitive people would have blocked those too a resident AkshayRaj saidDr Avinash Supe director of major civic hospitals said he would look into the matter We have already spoken to the authority about illegal parking in the vicinity We will soon take some steps so that citizens especially patients relatives dont face any trouble he addedNair Hospital Mumbai CentralResidents around Nair hospital have complained to the traffic department but so far no action has been taken against footpath parkingThe outside of Nair hospital is messy with cars encroaching on the footpathThe complaint lodged with the traffic department by a resident in June states The footpath is almost 15ft wide and cars are allowed vertical parking on it After that there is double parking on the road Citizens especially children are forced to walk on the street which already has heavy trafficA few days back a major accident was averted mdash a young boy about to come under an ST bus was saved in the nick of time The traffic police come to inspect but nothing is done issues are quietly settled with members of housing societies as there is parking space crunch on their premisesmiddays series should open eyes of authoritiesMichelle AndradeThis is with reference to middays excellent footpath series I would like to invite you to walk along Hill Road Bandra and see for yourself how badly encroached the footpaths are here It is impossible to find space to walk here Senior citizens and children are forced to walk on the road dodging buses and other vehicles The authorities seem to be blind to this nuisance because ALMs here have made innumerable complaints to them We can only hope your series opens their eyes to the need for actionMF QasmiThis is with reference to Here is what ails footpaths outside 2 major city hospitals Parking on footpath is a majore problem for the common man as they dont have any space to walk and are compelled to take to the roads The authorities should resolve this problem and create more parking zones It will be a great relief for both motorists and pedestriansAlso Readmidday campaign Here is what ails footpaths outside two major city hospitalsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates