Thousands of people working in BKC, Kurla and Government Colony are facing great inconvenience over the inordinate delay in the construction of a nullah wall outside the Bandra station on the east side. Because of the work, the office-goers are forced to walk a good 250 metres to board BEST buses which is proving to be a much difficult task in the sweltering heat.

mid-day spoke to a number of people working in the BKC diamond market on their daily struggle to reach their workplace. While it costs about R5 to travel from Bandra station to the BKC diamond market on a BEST bus, the one-way fare is over R60 by an auto. A lot of them said they take autos to avoid the gruelling walk under the scorching sun.