Mumbai’s Garbage Problem Persists Despite Rising Spend On Waste Management
January 5, 2026: Mumbai continues to struggle with a deepening waste management crisis even as the country’s wealthiest civic body heads into elections on January 15. Despite a sharp rise in spending, the city’s cleanliness record remains poor, raising serious questions about efficiency, accountability and long-term planning. Nayonika Bose examines the scale of the problem, […]
Civic Breakdown In High-Value Andheri West: Residents Decry Neglect And Inaction
December 3, 2025: Despite being one of Mumbai’s highest property-tax contributors, the K West ward—covering Vile Parle (W), Andheri (W) and Jogeshwari (W)—continues to suffer from deteriorating infrastructure, civic neglect, and prolonged political instability. Residents describe an area burdened by traffic chaos, uncollected garbage, rampant encroachments, pothole-ridden roads, and failing public services. In 2024–25 alone, […]
A Tale of Two Cities: Hansal Mehta’s Critique Of Mumbai’s Decline
August 5, 2025: Acclaimed filmmaker Hansal Mehta has sparked a conversation online with a candid social media post comparing Mumbai to Colombo, expressing deep frustration with the state of India’s financial capital. Fresh from a filming schedule in the Sri Lankan capital, Mehta lamented Mumbai’s deteriorating infrastructure, civic indifference, and the normalisation of chaos. In […]