Close to 900 students from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Juhu Gandhigram Mumbai Public School opposite the landmark ISKCON temple have been grappling with uncertainty since 2019 when they were relocated to schools several kilometres away. Four years on, their woes remain as unfortunately, BMC is unable to rebuild their demolished school citing Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms issues.

After the demolition of their original school premises in 2019, which was declared dilapidated, approximately 900 students were relocated to two different municipal schools in Vile Parle and Andheri. The BMC also introduced a dedicated BEST bus route to assist these kids with transportation. However, following the students` transfer to the Andheri and Vile Parle municipal schools, some opted to discontinue their education due to the distance from their place of residence.