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Coastal road project to get another 21 hectares of land
ByYogesh NaikYogesh Naik / Updated: Dec 10, 2020, 06:45 IST
Activists upset at the decision to allow reclamation of more land for the project.
The ambitious Rs 15,000-crore
coastal road project has now been given an additional 21 hectares of land. The
Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority heard the matter and gave its goahead, much to the dismay of environment activists.
Earlier, the total area required for the project was 90 hectares but now the BMC wants 111 hectares of which 96.51 hectares is for reclamation and 14.45 hectares is for sea wall protection.The 29.2 km-long coastal road project will connect Marine Drive in south Mumbai to Borivali in north Mumbai.