Cyclone Nisarga that hit the city on June 3 delayed the BMC's plan to reopen public parks and gardens after more than two months of lockdown. The clean-up work at most places a day later, which was further slowed down by heavy rain on Thursday, meant people can start exercising in open spaces from today.

"We used to regularly visit the gardens before the lockdown in March, and we were happy when we learnt that they are being reopened for physical activities. But the garden in our area was closed today," said Snehal Kulkarni, a resident of Thakur Village in Kandivli East.