Concerns raised over ₹20,000-cr. coastal road project.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently presented the final alignment of the proposed coastal road to a gathering of residents, mainly those living in upmarket sea-facing homes from Girgaum Chowpatty to Worli.

With residents confused about the roads final alignment and what it had in store for them, the Chief Engineer of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, Mohan Machiwal, addressed the meeting convened by the Indian Heritage Society, Mumbai.

The coastal road a four-lane project will start from the Princess Street flyover at Marine Drive and continue till Kandivali, with a total of 10 interchanges along the way. Expected to cost around ₹20,000 crore, the work is expected to begin later this year and continue for an estimated 48 months.

Praising the project, Mr. Machiwal claimed this would be one of the most eco-friendly projects undertaken with only 160 trees being cut and the city’s carbon footprint to be reduced by 1,826 tonnes per annum.

THE HINDU