18.4.11

Mumbai's coastal roads update



Maharashtra’s ambitious plan to interconnect the Mumbai region with coastal roads, sea-links, bridges and tunnels, running mainly along the financial capital’s shores, received a boost when Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh announced that a committee would look into the possibility of allowing coastal roads to be built on reclaimed land. At the same press conference attended by Ramesh, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan announced that plans for the Worli-Haji Ali Sea-Link were on track and Reliance Infrastructure would begin the Rs 2,900-crore project in three months. As of now, the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011, which was announced three months ago, does not allow coastal roads to be built on reclaimed land.

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