Every day brings fresh reports of how the already limited open, green spaces in the city are systematically being replaced by a concrete jungle instead. Yesterday, this paper carried a front-page report about an Andheri school that has replaced half-an-acre of trees with concrete and paver blocks, just so it can make a free parking lot for school buses. This construction is now also a threat to the Versova mangroves, which is right next to the site.

Locals from Sardar Vallabhai Patel Nagar in Andheri (W) alleged that the management of Janki Devi Public School has usurped the stretch of land behind the school compound, and won't even allow the public any access, even though it is open land. The school authorities claim that they are keeping away encroachers.
Whatever be the truth, this is one more example of how an open space is lost to the citizens.