OPEN IN APP
Active Stocks
Tue Mar 19 2024 14:31:08
  1. Tata Consultancy Services share price
  2. 3,986.00 -3.83%
  1. Tata Steel share price
  2. 149.55 -0.03%
  1. Bharti Airtel share price
  2. 1,234.25 0.75%
  1. Power Grid Corporation Of India share price
  2. 260.00 -1.89%
  1. ITC share price
  2. 409.90 -1.80%
Business News/ Photos / Photo Essay | Above the din

Photo Essay | Above the din

Mumbai's latest offering for pedestrians on a busy intersection finds few takers

The new skywalk is a cable-stayed bridge at the Nana Chowk traffic intersection. Most pedestrians, however, prefer to cross the road rather than use the skywalk. Photographs by Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint.

1/6The new skywalk is a cable-stayed bridge at the Nana Chowk traffic intersection. Most pedestrians, however, prefer to cross the road rather than use the skywalk. Photographs by Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint.

A portion of the new skywalk runs along Ness Baug, a Parsi housing complex. Large steel screens have been installed to ensure the privacy of residents. Those living along the bridge connecting Grant Road station to the new skywalk, however, aren’t as lucky.

2/6A portion of the new skywalk runs along Ness Baug, a Parsi housing complex. Large steel screens have been installed to ensure the privacy of residents. Those living along the bridge connecting Grant Road station to the new skywalk, however, aren’t as lucky.

Five radial roads pour into the Nana Chowk intersection, making it a traffic-heavy junction.

3/6Five radial roads pour into the Nana Chowk intersection, making it a traffic-heavy junction.

This statue of philanthropist Jagannath Sunkersett was a bone of contention on the day of the skywalk’s inauguration. Bharatiya Janata Party volunteers demanded funds for the beautification of the statue.

4/6This statue of philanthropist Jagannath Sunkersett was a bone of contention on the day of the skywalk’s inauguration. Bharatiya Janata Party volunteers demanded funds for the beautification of the statue.

Babubhai Patel, 80, has been working at the Khadi Gramodhyog Handicraft Depot for close to four decades and has no intention of using the skywalk.

5/6Babubhai Patel, 80, has been working at the Khadi Gramodhyog Handicraft Depot for close to four decades and has no intention of using the skywalk.

A resident of Girgaum Chowpatty enjoys an evening stroll on the skywalk a day after its inauguration. He is thankful that the skywalk offers a cleaner space to stroll in, and fewer people to jostle against.

6/6A resident of Girgaum Chowpatty enjoys an evening stroll on the skywalk a day after its inauguration. He is thankful that the skywalk offers a cleaner space to stroll in, and fewer people to jostle against.

OTHER GALLERIES
Recommended For You
Switch to the Mint app for fast and personalized news - Get App