New and improved green pathway in Mt Mary area
Richa Pinto | TNN | Feb 9, 2019, 02:44 IST
Residents, along with the local corporator, have already started work on re-doing the connector pathway from o... Read MoreMUMBAI: In what may come as a breath of fresh air for a city starved of open spaces, Bandra’s Mount Mary area is set to get a revamped tree-lined pathway with a space for recreational activities.
Residents, along with the local corporator, have already started work on re-doing the connector pathway from opposite St Stephen’s Church, along Mount Mary Road, which will have a landing at Dr Peter Dias Road. According to the proposed design, the connector, spread across an area of 17,000 sq metres, will have a flight of steps that will break at a mid-landing into a central gathering area where residents can host community events and recreational activities.
Assistant municipal commissioner of H-West ward Sharad Ughade said the revamped pathway will be especially beneficial during the annual Mount Mary fair when devotees throng the Basilica.
Local Aakif Habib said few people used the old path, which had a few steps, though it was a shortcut between St Stephen’s Church and Dr Peter Dias Road. Also, the pathway had turned into a dump yard. Maria D’Souza, chairperson of the Mount Mary Kane Road advanced locality management (ALM), told TOI, “As the stretch was too steep, not many people used it. So, we decided to spruce up the area. To our advantage, the entire pathway has a green cover.”
Corporator Asif Zakaria said he had been following up the work since the past few years. “A road was marked here in the development plan, but as the stretch was found to be too steep, it could not be implemented,” he said. “We then proposed to build small steps and utilize the stretch in such a way that we could create an open space for recreational activities too.”
Architect Alan Abraham of Abraham John Architects, who has designed the connector, said, “The earlier stretch was as steep as a five-storey structure made it difficult for use. By building stairs, we want to make the pathway accessible.” Anca Abraham, who has also worked on the design, said this is an attempt to create yet another open space for the area.
Residents, along with the local corporator, have already started work on re-doing the connector pathway from opposite St Stephen’s Church, along Mount Mary Road, which will have a landing at Dr Peter Dias Road. According to the proposed design, the connector, spread across an area of 17,000 sq metres, will have a flight of steps that will break at a mid-landing into a central gathering area where residents can host community events and recreational activities.
Assistant municipal commissioner of H-West ward Sharad Ughade said the revamped pathway will be especially beneficial during the annual Mount Mary fair when devotees throng the Basilica.
Local Aakif Habib said few people used the old path, which had a few steps, though it was a shortcut between St Stephen’s Church and Dr Peter Dias Road. Also, the pathway had turned into a dump yard. Maria D’Souza, chairperson of the Mount Mary Kane Road advanced locality management (ALM), told TOI, “As the stretch was too steep, not many people used it. So, we decided to spruce up the area. To our advantage, the entire pathway has a green cover.”
Corporator Asif Zakaria said he had been following up the work since the past few years. “A road was marked here in the development plan, but as the stretch was found to be too steep, it could not be implemented,” he said. “We then proposed to build small steps and utilize the stretch in such a way that we could create an open space for recreational activities too.”
Architect Alan Abraham of Abraham John Architects, who has designed the connector, said, “The earlier stretch was as steep as a five-storey structure made it difficult for use. By building stairs, we want to make the pathway accessible.” Anca Abraham, who has also worked on the design, said this is an attempt to create yet another open space for the area.
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