In a crowded city like Mumbai, gardens are meant to be green havens, a refuge from the noise and the dirt outside, but with public parks here maintained poorly, few make the effort to visit them. However, in a bid to increase the number of visitors to the parks, the BMC is now working towards setting ISO 9001:2008 standards for quality control in its parks.

A topshot of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel municipal garden at SVP road, Kandivli (West). The ISO quality standards and yearly audits could ensure that parks such as this one become the green havens they are meant to be. Pic/Nimesh Dave