Western Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Vineet Abhishek, stated that action would be taken against the encroachments and efforts would be made to secure the land with fencing.

Rajiv Singal, a member of WR Mumbai’s Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee, criticised the Railways for failing to protect its property, suggesting that the encroachment could not have occurred without internal complicity. Singal emphasised that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) should have secured the land with fences and walls to prevent unauthorised occupation.

RTI activist Anil Galgali expressed concern over the Railways’ consistent failure to defend its land in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, warning that this sets a dangerous precedent. Galgali urged the Railways to take immediate action before the colony expands further, cautioning that legal battles could complicate future recovery efforts. With land prices in Mumbai at a premium, the loss of strategically located railway property near Bandra Terminus could have significant long-term implications for transport infrastructure and urban planning.