Overview
- Local outlets published fresh “Know Your Ward” reports for A, B, C, D and E, detailing boundaries, demographics, 2025 reservation outcomes and the status of road works and open spaces.
- Central market belts such as B and C are described as cramped with narrow lanes, many cessed or pagadi buildings, illegal constructions, footpath encroachments, poor waste collection, low water pressure and acute parking shortages.
- Mid-day highlights B ward’s rapid redevelopment alongside unchecked vertical growth and a heavy hawker presence, adding to traffic and regulatory strain in Mohammad Ali Road, Dongri and Bhendi Bazaar.
- In F/North, residents say conditions remain largely unchanged since the 2017 polls, citing sanitation and water shortfalls in slum pockets and worsening traffic tied to key bridge closures and proliferating illegal hoardings.
- Redevelopment updates include MLA Amin Patel stating SBUT has handed over homes to about 800 families with more than 1,000 flats expected after January 2026, with an MMRDA tunnel cited as a future measure to ease congestion.