‘Spruce up the green strip, and make the street one-way on Sunday’

P Yogeshwaran has taken numerous strolls down Besant Nagar 24th Cross Street, his steps declining from a smooth stride to a heavy lumber, age-induced. A retired Tamil Professor from Presidency College, Yogeshwaran had moved into Besant Nagar 28th Cross Street in 1970, and the walk down 24th Cross Street has remained an irreplaceable part of his daily routine. Residents of other Cross streets that lead into 24th Cross Street make use of this stretch for walking, just as Yogeshwaran does every day. Rajeshwari Arunachalam, secretary, Eliots Beach Flat Owners Association and a resident of 27th Cross Street Besant Nagar, expresses the collective desire to see the green strip on 24th Cross Street spruced up.