Daijiworld Media Network - Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai, Nov 23: Widespread frustration is mounting among residents as illegal and unchecked parking steadily engulfs major roads, internal lanes, and even newly widened stretches across the satellite city. Locals say the situation is defeating the very purpose of road expansion and is pushing traffic congestion to intolerable levels in a city originally envisioned as a modern, decongested alternative to Mumbai.

Once branded the “city of the 21st century,” Navi Mumbai was planned decades ago to ease pressure on the island city. Today, residents argue that the core objective of its development is slipping away.

Activist B. N. Kumar, convenor of Human Chain Online, criticised the civic approach, asking: “Are we widening roads for smoother traffi

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