Clear roads to Dadar railway station, a blessing to the pedestrians, lasted less than a month, as hawkers return. Commuters are once again struggling to navigate the streets, with vehicles zooming past the crunched space, as hawkers occupy roads as well as footpaths. In Bandra, unlicensed vendors sneak into the alleys to hide from BMC officials, deployed to keep watch. They return to their usual spots on Hill Road as soon as the civic babus leave. 

The civic body cleared the roads on the west side of the railway station in Dadar on July 28. The flyover, roads as well as footpaths became a paradise for the pedestrians. However, as soon as BMC vehicles stopped visits to the area, hawkers started returning, and the festive season has meant very little space to walk in the evenings.