India, Oct. 9 -- What's the point of spending Rs.4 crore when there's no swing around? This is the refrain of the senior citizens who have been frequenting the Vallabhacharya Rajawadi Garden in Ghatkopar East after it was opened after renovations last monsoon. Despite the necessary improvements, many disappointments put a damper on their regular visits, so much so that on Wednesday, 130 of them dashed off a letter to the BMC.

"The Rajawadi Garden is an embedded part of our lives," said Ramesh Mistry, 70, who heads the Rajawadi Garden Citizens Forum. "We go in the mornings and evenings for walks; there's a laughter club that has a blast in the mornings. We've been a close-knit group for the past 20 to 25 years."

Mistry said that while th...