Video Editor: Varun Sharma and Sandeep Suman
Cameraperson & Producer: Shubhangi Mishra
Most of us are only concerned about maintaining our homes, but what about the streets in our neighbourhood? What about the footpaths we walk on?
My friend Bella Shah and I, Maria Chikoo, decided that we must act as responsible citizens and work towards keeping our area clean. To achieve this, we started working with a local citizen group called ‘My Dream Colaba’ (MDC), an initiative by corporator Makarand Narwekar.
Any civic issue that needs to be resolved in the area, like broken footpaths, uncovered potholes, cleaning of garbage dumps, beautification of walls, etc, we coordinate with the BMC officials to make sure the issue gets resolved.
BMC Challenged Us To Spot A Broken Footpath
The BMC had challenged the residents of Colaba to spot a broken footpath, take a photo and uploaded it on the BMC site and it would be repaired within 24 hours.
So we decided to take the challenge!
We spotted two such footpaths in the area mentioned by the BMC, one on Shahid Bhagat Singh Road and the other opposite to Poornima Buildings in the same area. We took photos of the scene and sent it to the concerned BMC department.
Soon, we were pleasantly surprised to see the BMC take quick actions.