Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in a meeting on November 1, promised to compensate fisherfolk as fishing activity was affected due to the ongoing construction work for Coastal Road, the problem is far from resolved. The civic body has clarified that the move is temporary as fishing activity will be affected only till the work is completed. But fisherfolk opposed the same, saying a one-time compensation will not be enough.

Fisherfolk also claimed that the pillars for the road, as planned, shorten their navigation span which is not enough and asked that the pillar be placed 200 metres apart, from the existing 60 metres. BMC officials said they are considering this, as the plan for the road is made according to the permissions of the respective authorities. BMC has appointed the Tata Institute of Social Sciences to draft a policy to compensate the fisherfolk during the construction of the project. It has also formed a group of officials who are holding meetings and talks with the fisherfolk.