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mid-day FOLLOW-UP: Mumbai revives WWII-era bunkers in Ballard Estate as public space
Updated On: 24 April, 2026 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Disused World War II-era bunkers in Ballard Estate are being restored by the Mumbai Port Trust as part of a public space redevelopment. The project will transform the site into a green hub featuring landscaped areas, a food court, and a preserved bunker as its historical centrepiece

The World War II-era bunker located behind the Karfule petrol pump in Ballard Estate. Pic/Shadab Khan
Disused World War II-era bunkers in south Mumbai’s Ballard Estate, long buried under debris and associated with neglect, are being revived by the Mumbai Port Trust as part of a new public space featuring a green lung, open areas, and a glass pod.

Construction work underway at the Ballard Estate site being developed into a garden and food court. Pic/Ashish Raje
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