The resumption of construction of a retaining wall along the Versova beach has upset activists who allege that the seafront is a turtle nesting site and the structure poses a huge threat to the marine ecosystem there. They have demanded that the work be stopped at once.

Green activist Zoru Bhathena said the Public Welfare Department had been given the nod to repair the existing compound walls along the beach. Instead, he alleged, PWD officials have taken it upon themselves to construct a new wall, splitting the beach in the middle, and to fill up the remainder of the beach with rocks and tetrapods.