Motorists stopping on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), blocking its vehicle bay to click pictures and selfies, has become a serious issue. On Saturday, the MMRDA released images captured by the bridge’s CCTV cameras and appealed to people not to stop on the MTHL. The bridge was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 12. On Sunday, this reporter travelled on the MTHL and found that the longest sea bridge in the country has become a selfie point for the majority of motorists.

During the journey from Sewri towards Chirle, it was observed that on the Navi Mumbai-Belapur side, many motorists are parking their cars on the side of the MTHL to take pictures and selfies. Similarly, while coming back from Chirle towards Sewri, we noticed that many people were parking their cars on MTHL to take pictures. All this is happening along the section of MTHL where the view cutters and noise barriers are absent. What is worrisome is the fact that vehicles are travelling on MTHL at very high speeds, and the parked vehicles for the purpose of taking pictures can result in serious accidents.