Guardian Minister for Mumbai Suburbs Aaditya Thackeray has made a separate provision of funds under the District Planning Committee (DPC) to “revitalise suburban Mumbai through tactical urban interventions”. “That may sound like jargon, but what this means is upping the liveability index of the people in these suburbs and overall, in the city,” said Kiran Dighavkar, assistant commissioner, planning.

With the outbreak putting the accent on ‘outdoors’ and ‘oxygen’ there is a focus on upping what the civic officials are calling the “happiness quotient”. The BMC Planning Department stated, “One of the key objectives to achieve our vision of health and well-being of people which is linked to liveability index is to enhance recreational amenities and user experience in parks and gardens.” The BMC has proposed garden plots at various spots in the suburbs. The proposal envisages creating four parks, each one with a different theme.