The serenity and security that citizens seek when heading to the neighbourhood park for a morning walk or a jog is starkly missing from Sitaram Shenoy Garden at Navroji Hill Road. Residents of adjacent Sandhurst Road are distraught over the condition of the green space that is marred by filth, and the drug addicts and junkies who have made the vicinity their haven.

‘Foul’ play: The filth surrounding Sitaram Shenoy Park at Sandhurst Road has become unbearable for residents. Pics/Bipin Kokate