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Mid-day exclusive: Dadar beach cleared after months of encroachment
Updated On: 09 April, 2026 09:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Sarthak Mehta
A stretch of Dadar beach used as a construction dump for over three months was finally cleared after media reports and citizen pressure, restoring public access and raising questions on accountability

The Dadar beach stretch cleared of all construction material on Wednesday following reports highlighting the misuse. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
A stretch of Dadar beach that had been used as a construction storage site for over three months was cleared by Wednesday afternoon following mid-day reports highlighting the issue.
Residents and contractor staff confirmed that the beach was cleared around 4 pm, with steel bars, reinforcement rods, pipes, welding gas cylinders, metal benders, and noisy cutting machines removed from the site. Residents expressed relief that the public space is accessible again.

