The Rajesh Khanna garden in Santa Cruz is in a pitiful condition; yet, instead of first improving the basic infrastructure and facilities for visitors, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is focussing on restarting the toy train lying idle for the last one year in a shed on the premises. With several areas of the garden in need of urgent attention, those who took their kids there on Children's Day complained about the green space's poor maintenance since the BMC took charge of it in 2016.

The putrid odour coming from the toilets is one of the first things that will hit you when you enter the garden. While the door to the men's toilet is completely detached from the frame, the women's loo has no lights, and the toilet seats are in a disgusting state. Besides that, neither of the two drinking water fountains is functional, and most of the taps are broken, as are several lamps along the pathway. Also, all of the rainwater harvesting units have been scribbled on.