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Mumbai: Residents transform Ghatkopar dumping ground into community garden after decade-long battle

Updated On: 22 June, 2026 07:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MS

Residents of Pant Nagar in Ghatkopar have transformed a neglected open space into a landscaped community garden using CSR funds. After opposing multiple development proposals for over a decade, locals created a walking track, children's play area and green space for the neighbourhood

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The spot, as it was about half a decade ago, where anti-social activities would allegedly take place

The spot, as it was about half a decade ago, where anti-social activities would allegedly take place

Residents of Ghatkopar’s Pant Nagar have transformed an open space into a garden by independently sourcing corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds from businesses in the neighbourhood. Locals claimed that since 2011, they had prevented several plans that received no-objection certificates from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) to construct amenities in the open space that they felt were not required, including a sabhagruha (community hall) and a balwadi (nursery).

The open space that was transformed by the Jade Garden Association of Societies in Pant Nagar, Ghatkopar, after it was reopened. Pics/By Special Arrangement
The open space that was transformed by the Jade Garden Association of Societies in Pant Nagar, Ghatkopar, after it was reopened. Pics/By Special Arrangement

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