If all goes as planned, the city’s most upmarket stretch, Malabar Hill, will set a new benchmark for urban design.
Will have unique logo, nature walks and elevated skywalks
If all goes as planned, the city’s most upmarket stretch, Malabar Hill, will set a new benchmark for urban design.
A tourist location and the address of the elite, Malabar Hill will soon provide a nature walk in the woods from Kamala Nehru Park to the Babulnath Temple in Walkeshwar.
Also on the anvil are plans to provide facilities for rock and mountain climbing and elevated pedestrians skywalks connecting one side of the road to another.
In fact, the region will have its own brand identity, a logo displayed across all buildings compounds in the locality, on the lines of the Big Apple in New York. “Every place must compete with each other for recognition.
The logo will ensure a peculiar feel to the locality,” said Salil Ranadive, architect for the Brand Malabar Hill Project, a joint endeavour of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Malabar Hill Residents Association (MHRA).
The project, costing Rs 5 crore, deals with upgrading civic facilities and amenities in the region, while retaining its original and distinct character. Ranadive said, “We have used gulmohar flowers with elements of the green hills and the blue sea.
They stand for sunshine, growth and progress.” Additional municipal commissioner Manu Kumar Shrivastav said that the logo will be officially launched soon. Among other things in the project, BMC will also set up a water curtain at Kamala Nehru Park to up its tourism value. “Strollers will feel as if they are walking past a natural waterfall,” Shrivastav said.
It has already developed an amphitheatre that can be used free of cost for recreation. Ranadive said, “To give the region a unique essence, the slope of the Malabar Hill will be decorated using appropriate plantations.”
After the work is completed, said Shrivastav, it will give a feel of being in the jungle.
Also, trees along the road from Phirozshah Mehta Garden to Kemps Corner will be lit up. MHRA has decided not to allow any hoardings to be put up on bus shelters, trees and poles in the area.
Also included in the project is the revival of the famous viewing deck atop the now closed down Café Naaz open-air restaurant. Residents have also demanded a rationalisation of signages and designated dog areas at Kamala Nehru Park. A majority of the work is expected to be completed in three months.
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