An example of what ordinary citizens can do for their city, the story of Colaba Woods began in the early 80’s when the Tata Electric Companies took over an 8 acre plot of land from the BMC at a nominal lease.
The plot originally was a refuse dump and had some hutments and two PWD quarters in it. Today, this green forest in the concrete jungle at Cuffe Parade is the lung of the locality. A part form the greenery, it has several other facilities such as the jogger’s track, an amphitheatre, a reader’s corner, basketball courts, childrens’ play corner and larger areas for relaxation. The amphitheatre is used as a venue to address issues of social importance such as drug addiction and rehabilitation etc. As well as plays and shows, the readers’ corner provides facilities for street children to study.
