Mumbai’s built heritage has thrown up another surprise. Heritage enthusiasts have stumbled upon a few old cannons at the site of the ongoing Sindoor bridge construction project. Activists are now urging municipal and railway authorities to secure the site and begin preservation efforts so these remnants of the city’s colonial past are not lost during the final stages of construction.

While Kunal Tripathi, who runs the popular X account @mumbaiheritage, spotted the cannons lying unattended, another activist, Chandan Vichare, has already sought the State Archaeological Department`s intervention. Vichare said he has received permission to safeguard not just these cannons, but others scattered across the city as well.