One morning when I was walking into Amrita Lal Bose Street, in North Kolkata, I chanced upon a hosepipe snaking across the street. I found this odd; at the end of the pipe was a lady in her morning maxi watering plants on the other side from where the pipe had originated. The moment the pavement ‘garden’ began to take off, there was a sense of ‘para’ ownership. Our successful experiment is now being replicated.”“From a limited sense, it is just another pavement ‘garden’; from a wider perspective, it is a social experiment in neighbourhood ethics, collaboration, replication and pride. Anyone who walks into Amrita Lal Bose Street and sees flower pots gets the perspective that the neighbourhood is cohesive, civic-minded and progressive.

Source: The Telegraph November 25, 2021 00:14 UTC