Mumbai: CPRA shows how to forge a model residential enclave
Aditi Jain is the president of Cuffe Parade Residents Association
Mumbai: When the City Improvement Trust Board reclaimed about 75,000 square metres of land at the southern tip of Bombay and named it Cuffe Parade after their T.W.Cuffe, they envisioned a long row of stately mansions on the southernmost tip of Bombay, with a promenade fronting the gentle waters of the Arabian Sea. Cuffe Parade led to the Navy Nagar, which in those days was a restricted area. The peaceful area even had a sanatorium where TB patients could recover while âtaking in the breezeâ.