Bandra residents have sought the intervention of the Mumbai Maritime Board (MMB) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to remove encroachments from the Carter Road promenade, enabling pedestrians and tourists to reclaim the stretch.

The residents wrote at least three letters to the MMB and BMC in February and March, requesting the removal of seafood stalls and a religious statue at the gazebo end of the stretch. The structure which housed the idol had been removed following complaints.