Community members from Madh, Gorai and Uttan belts protest against sea link as MMRDA conducts geotechnical survey for Rs 60,000 crore project, fishermen say authorities have not involved them in the process
The Versova Virar Sea Link will be built 1 km from Mumbai coast and will be eventually connected to other sea links, coastal road. File pic/Satej Shinde
- In Oct 2022, it was decided that the VVSL project would be executed by MMRDA
- The project is expected to bring huge relief for motorists
- In April this year, MMRDA invited tenders to carry out a geotechnical investigation
While there has been talk about how the 43-km-long Versova Virar Sea Link (VVSL), to be constructed at an estimated cost of over Rs 60,000 crore, will help ease traffic between Andheri and Virar on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, the fishermen community in Malad, Manori is opposing the ongoing geotechnical survey. On Thursday, some fishermen from the coastal villages of Madh, Bhati and Marve, protested against the project as it threatens their livelihood.
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