Two years after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) water department spent Rs 156 crore for setting up a pipeline at S K Patil Udyan at Charni Road, the garden, which was once a sprawling area of greenery housing 55 types of different plants, replete with a pond and an elephant slide, is in a mess. The pond has now become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, the slides have been dumped in the garden’s corners and the elephant slide was brought down using mines.

MiD DAY had earlier reported about the garden’s sorry state of affairs, following which the BMC’s tree committee and garden committee visited the vicinity and held joint meetings. Clearly, the meetings didn’t yield any results. After disgruntled residents complained about the BMC’s lacklustre work, this correspondent visited the spot and noticed that 75 per cent of the garden’s area is still strewn with tin sheets.

The pond at the SK Patil Udyan has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, (below) iron rods and shrubbery are a common feature at the premises. Pics/ Bipin Kokate