The left side of the Talao is being renovated and was accessible from the reading stand on , but on 14 April tin sheets were placed at this entrance barring entry to the ear cleaners or people that fed the pigeons ,, I shot this from the Bandra skywalk..
The pace of work like most Municipality work is like seeing an action film in super slow motion.. I was very tired and did not get down or cross the road to check further .
But the water this reading stand end is badly polluted , and on the side leading to the Bandra Station end you can see young boys with fishing lines surreptitiously catching fish .. there never was any security person so people used to fish and ironically there were people feeding bread to the fishes at the same point on the Talao..
And as you moved towards the further end on the right side of my picture and than turned left , there is an area encroached and used by ragpickers .. this is the dirtiest unkempt part of the Bandra Talao..and here too there is no security , the work is going on this end too.
A family with dogs pups uses this place as their home ,, and life goes by ,,
I dont know how the Bandra Talao will look once it is renovated..but that it is finally being renovated beautified is no doubt a very big achievement ,,the Congress during its 15 year tenure did nothing and were hell bent on reclaiming it as their efforts and achievement ,,though it is now officially being done by the BJP Party in Bandra ..and much of this is thanks to Advocate Mr Ashish Shelar and MP Ms Poonam Mahajan,
This unlike the Bandra Bandstand is the poor mans recreational space .. with adjoining slums and this serves as an eye pleasing water body,..
What Bandra youth from the poorer and middle class section of society really need in Bandra West is a good swimming pool and I am sure both our BJP leaders should try to implement it ,, It is one contribution they will earnestly be remembered for ,,
