Eleven years after former police commissioner D Sivanandhan had asked for the underside of Bandra Worli sea link to be fitted with floodlights post the 26/11 teror attacks, the (MSRDC) officials will be initiating work on this soon.

Sivanandhan had written two letters to MSRDC seeking provision of Rs 50 crore to secure the sea link — especially the cable-stayed portion, from possible terror strikes. Confirming the development, an MSRDC official said, "From the security point of view, there were plans to install lights under the sea link to monitor the activity of boats. We had invited tenders for the project earlier this year and have finalised one company for the same."