Rampant use of illegal, hazardous cylinders by street vendors is on the rise across Mumbai, with 5,000 cases in just the first four months of 2019. Vendors in Mulund, Nahur, Bhandup, Jogeshwari and Bandra flouted rules by using cylinders on roads, with some even trying to conceal them under jute sacks, in a recent front page report of this paper.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sources have worryingly said that they are still looking for a solution to contain illegal cylinders being used for roadside cooking.