The ambitious Dahisar-Bhayander Elevated Road of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which seeks to increase connectivity between Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and reduce traffic snarls at Dahisar check naka, faces a hurdle. An umbrella organisation representing salt manufacturers, Mith Utpadak Chhote Shilotri Seva Sangh (MUCSSS), has insisted that they should be compensated as the rightful owners of the salt-pan land rather than as lessees, or they would consider moving court against the civic body and the state government.

The alignment of the project is passing through natural areas such as mangroves, creek areas and salt pans. According to the president of MUCSSS, the salt works of shilotris (people who manufacture salt) were classified as private ones and the salt department maintained a register known as Jamin Kharda.