Locals recount Oval Maidan’s 25-year journey from ‘scrubland’ to heritage site | Mumbai News
Forty years ago, Ramdas Gawde started his journey at the Sachivalaya Gymkhana ground, a cricket pitch inside the Oval Maidan in Mumbai. Over the years, the maidan faced neglect and decay until it was restored in 1999. The restoration was spearheaded by the Oval Cooperage Residents’ Association (OCRA) and the Organisation for Verdant Ambience and…