In May 2018, social media tore a slow, peaceful Sunday to shreds as it went into a frenzy, with messages whirring about ‘cracks’ in the country’s first-ever flyover. Pictures showed a portion of Kemps Corner bridge/flyover with a fissure—a misalignment which looked as if the bridge had developed a crack and is in danger of giving way. Reactions like, “so scary” and “oh my god” flew in.

At that time urban planner/designer and engineer Shirish B Patel—the man who designed the bridge—had told mid-day while reacting to the Kemps Corner scare: “There is nothing to worry about, the contractor had built it badly at that time. We, the designers had protested, wanting it rebuilt but the BMC was keen on opening the bridge urgently. We confirmed there was nothing unsafe about it; it was just unsightly. BMC preferred to accept it. It has been exactly like this, not pretty but perfectly safe.”