Forced to walk on the road, as the pavements are full of illegally parked vehicles in Vasai, a visually impaired retired banker drifted away from his regular route and got lost last week. The man has been complaining to officials for years to get encroachments on pavements and illegal parking along a road removed, but claims the authorities are not paying heed to the issue. A local school boy, who knows him, came to his rescue at Ambadi Road and took him home. But two days back, the man was injured when he dashed into vehicles parked illegally just outside his home. With his confidence now crushed and no help coming from the authorities, Chanbus Patu, 68, has become very disturbed.

Illegally parked vehicles force Patu to walk in the middle of the road